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Communication Boards
An individual may be left unable to verbally communicate for a number of reasons. Having a tube inserted in the throat, having an illness that weakens the voice...
Family Activities and Speech Disorders
Treating speech disorders requires more practice outside of speech therapy sessions than it does inside them. Every time someone who attends...
Helping Someone Cope With a Speech Disorder
It can be hard to watch loved ones struggle with speech disorders, but even more so when it feels like there is nothing you can do to help....
Investigating Sign Language
Though most commonly known as a means of communication used by those with hearing loss, sign language is also utilised by individuals with speech difficulties and...
Living with Speech Difficulties
Speech difficulties range from the relatively well-known (stuttering) to those that are less so (apraxia, aphasia and more). Most speech difficulties result from either...
Questionnaire: Do I Encourage Speech in Public?
Children may not enjoy speaking in public for a variety of reasons, from an embarrassing speech impediment to a general shyness in front of...
Questionnaire: Should I See a Speech Therapist?
Speech therapists can work wonders to help people overcome speech and language disorders, so seeing a speech therapist may be a good idea for...
Speech and Bullying
Unfortunately a speech difficulty or speech disorder often marks a child out for bullying. For example, children who stammer or stutter often have to cope with bullies...
Speech and Public Speaking
Public speaking is nerve-wracking for most people and individuals with speech and/or voice disorders may be even less comfortable speaking before a large crowd....
Speech and Self Esteem
Speech difficulties and disorders often make the individuals who suffer from them feel frustrated, angry and even ashamed of their inability to speak “correctly”....
Stress Relief and Speech Disorders
Stress does not usually cause speech disorders, but it certainly doesn't help them. From the clarity of speech to the fluency of speech, the tone of the voice to the...
Support for Speech Disorders
Speech disorders are more common than many individuals believe. In fact, it has been estimated that one in 10 children in the United Kingdom have a communication...
The Use of Cued Speech
Cued speech is a method of communication for the deaf and hearing impaired which uses different handshapes and different locations near the mouth to supplement...
Warming Up Your Voice
The voice is a sensitive thing and there are any number of ways that it can be hurt. Damage to any of the speech organs (mouth, throat, vocal chords or lungs) will...
