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Communication disorder: Disorders in speech, language, hearing, or listening that create difficulties in effective communication; Disfluency: Interruptions in the flow of an individual's speech; Expressive language: Ability to express one's thoughts, feelings, or information; Language: Rule-based method used for communication
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]
Typically, treatment involves one-on-one therapy with a speech–language pathologist (SLP). [8] In children with DVD/CAS, consistency is a key element in treatment. Consistency in the form of communication, as well as the development and use of oral communication are extremely important in aiding a child's speech learning process. [citation ...
A communication disorder is any disorder that affects an individual's ability to comprehend, detect, or apply language and speech to engage in dialogue effectively with others. [1] This also encompasses deficiencies in verbal and non-verbal communication styles. [ 2 ]
Cued speech Method of communication that combines speech reading with a system of hand-shapes placed near the mouth to help deaf or hard-of-hearing individuals differentiate words that look similar on the lips (e.g., bunch vs. punch) or are hidden (e.g., gag). Cytomegalovirus (Congenital)
Aphasia, also known as dysphasia, [a] is an impairment in a person’s ability to comprehend or formulate language because of damage to specific brain regions. [2] The major causes are stroke and head trauma; prevalence is hard to determine, but aphasia due to stroke is estimated to be 0.1–0.4% in developed countries. [3]
During childhood the most common type of disruption in communication is a language disorder. [12] In most cases, language development is predicable and referrals for evaluation may be needed in cases where a child's language development is atypical. [13]
Augmentative and alternative communication (AAC) devices that make coping with a dysarthria easier include speech synthesis and text-based telephones. These allow people who are unintelligible, or may be in the later stages of a progressive illness, to continue to be able to communicate without the need for fully intelligible speech.