Common Causes
Below are our 11 articles in the 'common causes' category:
Autism is perhaps the most common pervasive developmental disorder. This article discusses how autism affects verbal and nonverbal communication, as well as where to find further information on ...
If a brain injury involves the area of the brain that controls speech and language, speech difficulties and disorders may result. This article briefly discusses some speech disorders and ...
Cerebral palsy is a medical condition that results from a brain injury that was sustained either before, during or very shortly after an individual’s birth and often affects the individual’s speech. ...
Child abuse can take many forms including physical abuse, sexual abuse and emotional abuse. While physical abuse and sexual abuse usually leave marks on a child’s body, emotional abuse is more ...
Dementia is not a specific disease, but instead is the term used to describe a group of symptoms that are caused by a variety of disorders and diseases in the brain. This article discusses speech ...
Drug abuse, sometimes also called substance abuse, is a term used to describe the use of both legal and illegal drugs for non-therapeutic and/or non-medical purposes. This article discusses how drug ...
Hearing is critical to the development of speech and language skills. This article discusses types of hearing loss, degrees of hearing loss, augmentative and alternative communication methods, sign ...
Neurological disorders are disorders which affect the brain, spinal cord, nerves and muscles. This article discusses three neurological disorders which affect speech – aphasia, apraxia of ...
Physical impairments can cause or exacerbate speech difficulties by leaving individuals physically unable to produce speech in a normal manner. This article briefly discusses three types of physical ...
A stroke occurs when the blood flow to the brain is disrupted, usually by a blood clot, and cells of the brain die and are damaged. This article discusses some of the speech disorders associated ...
Vocal abuse or misuse is often described as “vocal loading.” Vocal loading is a term used to describe stress put on the speech organs (mouth throat, vocal chords and lungs) when speaking for long ...
