Speech therapy is the assessment and treatment of communication problems and speech disorders. It is performed by speech-language pathologists (SLPs), which are often referred to as speech therapists.

Apr. 8—Teryn Renbarger could make more money working in a medical facility. As a licensed speech language pathologist, she is trained to work in a variety of settings including nursing homes and ...

A speech disorder is any condition that affects a person’s ability to produce sounds that create words. Damage to muscles, nerves, and vocal structures can cause it. Examples include stuttering and ...

When we are first born, we can perceive all of the sounds of every language in the world. As we listen to our caregivers speak, even before we can communicate on our own, our ability to perceive all ...

The clinic offers everything from early intervention for toddlers to specialized voice evaluations and sensory integration therapy, all in pursuit of its goal to provide high-quality speech, language ...

Roughly 8-9% of young children have a speech sound disorder, which results in difficulties producing speech sounds correctly and often has no known cause, according to the National Institute on ...

I suffered a stroke about a year ago and have completed outpatient rehab. I have been having a problem understanding speakers at an event. I hear the sounds but can't understand all the words.

Although languages around the world vary greatly, some share similar speech sounds. A new study suggests that labiodental sounds like “f” and “v” are included in about half of the world’s languages ...