Who Will Benefit from Speech Therapy?
Over 2.5 million people across the United Kingdom have speech or language difficulties and almost all of them would likely benefit from attending speech therapy sessions. These sessions are tailored to the speech difficulty or disorder that affects each individual client, and use therapeutic activities to help him or her learn to identify, cope with, and overcome their particular barriers to effective verbal, and often also written, communication. Speech and language therapists and speech pathologists are usually the leaders of speech therapy sessions.
Reasons for Speech Therapy
Individuals who have difficulty speaking, listening, reading and/or writing may all benefit from speech therapy. Very often the individuals attending speech therapy are children, as this is when delays or difficulties in language skills first become apparent. Whether or not a speech disorder is clinically diagnosed, those who simply have trouble with speech and language will also be supported during speech therapy sessions.Many of the individuals who find benefits in speech therapy include:
- Those with voice problems
- Those who have trouble understanding spoken or written communications
- Those who have trouble learning the alphabet and/or the sounds of particular letters, syllables or words
- Those who have difficulty learning or using new vocabulary
- Those who stammer, stutter or clutter when they are speaking.
Speech Therapy Sessions
What happens during a speech therapy session will depend upon many variables:- The length of the therapy session (usually between a half hour and one hour)
- The location of the therapy session (whether at home, school or a private facility)
- The age of the individual involved
- Whether the therapy session is private or involves a group
- The type of speech difficulty or disorder that is being treated.
Further Information on Speech Difficulties, Disorders and Therapy
A number of organisations exist to support individuals with speech difficulties and disorders in the United Kingdom. A few of these organisations include the British Stammering Association (www.stammering.org) Speakability (www.speakability.org.uk) and Talking Point (www.talkingpoint.org.uk).When a speech difficulty is noted, further information should be sought on both the difficulty and means of overcoming it. When a speech disorder is diagnosed, the medical professional that makes the diagnosis should be able to offer more information on relevant support organisations, treatment and therapy options.
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