Dysarthria

Increased loudness and reduced speech rate are regularly used to improve intelligibility for individuals with dysarthria. Though neither of these techniques produce consistent improvements and there are varying treatment results for people with dysarthria. Prior studies show that groups of participants with the same neurological etiology or dysarthria subtype do not always achieve similar intelligibility improvements in treatment and there is no obvious choice as to which behavioral modification

Dysarthria and Aphasia Definition Dysarthrias or commonly known as Dysarthria, refers to a group of speech problems where sounds may be slurred, and speech may be slow or effortful. Noticeable changes in pitch, volume, and tempo of speech occur. Speech can become nasal, and the voice can sound either breathy or harsh. Dysarthria occurs in both children and adults. Yorkston, Strand, Miller, Hillel, and Smith (1993) found reduction in speaking rate to be the

Dysarthria and Apraxia Dysarthria and apraxia are speech disorders, which affect the motor skills of a person. These two speech disorders can occur concurrently with one another. Dysarthria is a result of impaired movement of the muscles that are used for speech production, which includes the tongue, lips, vocal folds, and the diaphragm. The severity and type of dysarthria depend on the location of where the nervous system is affected. Apraxia occurs when the messages from the brain to the mouth

Investigating the Speech Kinematics of Hypokinetic Dysarthria Secondary to Parkinson’s Disease Parkinson’s Disease (PD) is a common idiopathic neurologic disease that affects nearly 1-2% of individuals over the age of 50. It is a slowly progressive disease with a life expectancy of 15 years following the initial diagnosis (Duffy, 2013). Having relatives diagnosed with PD increases the likelihood of being diagnosed with PD. In fact, one third of individuals with two or more relatives diagnosed with

disorder that has seen success with the use of music in speech therapy is dysarthria. Dysarthria is a motor speech disorder that is caused by brain damage and results from an impairment of the muscles used in speech production. The results of dysarthria include a change in the rate, rhythm, pitch, and quality of speech (Dysarthria, 2015). Parkinson’s disease and stroke are two medical pathologies that can result in dysarthria. Parkinson’s disease is a progressive neurological disorder that results

Aside from cognitive, behavioral dysfunctions, and sensory, speech impairment occurs with the motor disorder, mostly in the manner of dysarthria. Schölderle, Staiger, Lampe, & Ziegler (2013) reports that assumption is made that several underlying pathologies of a motor disorder in CP types similarly influence speech motor control and resembles distinct dysarthria syndromes. Cerebral palsy that is classified as neurologic is established on the primary motor deficit disturbing the extremities. Moreover

First Words: A biological study of childhood speech impediments Everybody’s first words are the ones their parents will remember and tell us embarrassing stories of later in life. What if those cute first misspoken words are not just a child's first attempts, but a sign of future issues with speech. Speech impediments are usually easy to pick up on later in life, but when it comes to analyzing and diagnosing them in children, it can be a bit more challenging. Because all children are different

disorders (“Speech and Language Disorders and Diseases”, 2016). Some of the common speech and voice disorders in adulthood include Dysarthria, Apraxia, and voice disturbances. Dysarthria is when a person has an ongoing difficulty expressing certain sounds or words. They have poorly pronounced speech (such as slurring) and the rhythm or speed of speech is changed. Dysarthria has many causes which include alcohol intoxication, Dementia, neuromuscular diseases, Facial trauma, Facial weakness or tongue weakness

“A disorder in bilinguals is not caused by bilingualism or cured by monolingualism” (Kohnert, 2013). A common misconception about bilingual children is that the acquisition of subsequent languages causes or exacerbates a speech sound disorder. I intended to prove that this is not the case. In order to do this I will firstly clarify the principles and practices of differential diagnosis of Speech Sound Disorders and the possible models used. I then intend to compare and contrast monolingualism and

Introduction Child hood Apraxia of Speech is a motor speech disorder that affects children’s ability to say sounds, syllables, and words. The brain has trouble coordinating muscle movements that are needed for speech. The child knows exactly what to speak, but the brain has trouble coordinating the muscle movements. It is different for every person that has this type of disorder. In some other cases, it can be an unknown cause, meaning it can happen out of the blue, or by mutations. One of the articles