SPEECH THERAPY
Speech therapy is a therapy which helps people to regain some speech after an accident or illness due to which they have suffered a speech loss & also help children who have a delayed speech development. It aims at training the people to be able to speak more clearly and fluently.
Speech Therapy focuses on receptive language (ie, the ability to understand words spoken to you) and expressive language (ie the ability to use words to express yourself). Along with it above deals other parameters of speech like articulation, voice & fluency. Adults are given speech after stroke or any traumatic accidents which has thereby changed their ability to use language. For children, it generally involves pursuing milestones that have been delayed. The professional in charge of your child's speech therapy -- called a speech-language pathologist, speech therapist, and speech teacher work to find fun activities to strengthen your child in areas of weakness. For mechanics, this might involve exercises to strengthen the tongue and lips, such as blowing whistles, facial massage etc. For language, this might involve games to stimulate word retrieval, comprehension or conversation.
Speech & language pathologists also deal with swallowing disorders and dysphagia.
Hereby, the working areas of SLP’s are widely distributed and includes them dealing with swallowing disorders, aphasics, apraxics, dysarthia, children with autism, ADHD, cerebral palsy, Hearing loss, cognitive impairment, Cranial nerve damage etc.
