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  2. Speech disorder - Wikipedia

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    Speech disorders affect roughly 11.5% of the US population, and 5% of the primary school population. [5] Speech is a complex process that requires precise timing, nerve and muscle control, and as a result is susceptible to impairments. A person who has a stroke, an accident or birth defect may have speech and language problems. [6]

  3. Speech and language impairment - Wikipedia

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    Speech-language pathologists create plans that cater to the individual needs of the patient. If speech is not practical for a patient, the SLP will work with the patient to decide upon an augmentative and alternative communication (AAC) method or device to facilitate communication. They may work with other patients to help them make sounds ...

  4. Communication disorder - Wikipedia

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    In general, communication disorders commonly refer to problems in speech (comprehension and/or expression) that significantly interfere with an individual's achievement and/or quality of life. Knowing the operational definition of the agency performing an assessment or giving a diagnosis may help. [3]

  5. List of fictional characters with disabilities - Wikipedia

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    Type 1 Diabetes and a speech impediment. Matt Stone [217] [218] 2019 Sophie Gray: South Park: Type 1 Diabetes: Becca Scott [217] 2023 Ringo Blue Eye Samurai: Amputee Masi Oka [219] 2023 Dolph Laserhawk Captain Laserhawk: A Blood Dragon Remix: Both his left arm and the right side of his face have been replaced with robotic prosthetics. Nathaniel ...

  6. Emily Blunt chats childhood stutter: signs a child may have one

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    The star credits acting for helping her overcome the stutter she lived with as a child.

  7. Rolando Romero overcame speech impediment that helped push ...

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    Rolando Romero, who fights Ismael Barroso on Saturday in Las Vegas for the WBA super lightweight title, was unable to speak for the first 11 years of his life. The irony is that he's since become ...

  8. Developmental verbal dyspraxia - Wikipedia

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    Developmental verbal dyspraxia (DVD), also known as childhood apraxia of speech (CAS) and developmental apraxia of speech (DAS), [1] is a condition in which an individual has problems saying sounds, syllables and words. This is not because of muscle weakness or paralysis.

  9. He's in a wheelchair, she's not. Their love story created an ...

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    They picked him up and she was taken aback because Stephen wore a beautiful suit. "And tie," Stephen, 56, piped up. "And my first thought was that he was just beautiful," said Elizabeth.