The following are five conditions which can affect a patient’s ability to communicate and which can also be improved with the aid of a skilled speech therapist.
Articulation disorders occur when an individual has difficulty forming certain letters or pronouncing certain sounds. A lisp is a common example of an articulation disorder.
Conditions such as stuttering that impact the rhythm, flow or speed of speech are known as fluency disorders. In other types of fluency disorders, speech may come too quickly and words frequently become jumbled or combined.
Receptive disorders are speech disorders in which the individual has difficulty processing or understanding what is being said. As a result, they may frequently misunderstand details of a conversation, lose track, or forget what has been said.
Nearly the opposite of a receptive disorder, expressive disorders occur when the individual struggles to convey themselves through speech. It may cause parts of speech to become mixed up or sentences to be incomplete, making it more difficult for others to understand.
Aphasia is a particular type of speech disorder that often results from a stroke. Patients who have aphasia may have their ability to speak or to understand others impacted, or it may affect their ability to read and write.
These are just some of the conditions that may benefit from speech therapy. If you or a loved one are suffering from any difficulty regarding language, communication, or comprehension, it may be time to speak with your physician about the possibility of speech therapy. Patients in the Greater Baton Rouge area will find highly skilled therapists in a convenient, outpatient setting at Lane Outpatient Therapy.