Conditions, FAQs, Speech and Language Conditions
Yes, most insurance will cover speech therapy for your child
Conditions, Speech and Language Conditions
It involves consistent patterns of speech errors. For example, when a child consistently drops the last consonant of words, a pattern can be identified (final consonant deletion). Children use patterns, or simplifications of adult speech, while speech is developing....
Conditions, Speech and Language Conditions
Dysarthria is diagnosed when a patient presents with weakness of his or her articulators. This problem can affect all aspects of articulation including respiration (breathing) and phonation (use of voice). Sound errors tend to be consistent with dysarthria and the...
Conditions, Speech and Language Conditions
What is an Articulation Disorder? An articulation disorder impairs a person’s ability to speak clearly. Articulation of speech emerges over time, and is generally imperfect during the early stages of development. This is completely normal. However, some speech...
Conditions, Developmental Disorders
What is autism? According to the Autism Society of America, autism is defined as “a complex developmental disability that typically appears during the first three years of life and affects a person’s ability to communicate and interact with others. Autism is defined...
