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Dysarthria
For this weeks blog I will be discussing a motor speech disorder known as Dysarthria. Dysarthria is a type of disorder that causes individuals to experience weakness and slow movements of the muscles..
Orofacial Myofunctional Disorders (OMD)
Children's speech and language development follows a typical pattern. There are many speech and language disorders affecting both children and adults today. Throughout the month of December I am going to..
Resonance Disorders and Nasal Emissions
Kummer, A.W., (2006). Resonance disorders and nasal emissions. The ASHA Leader. Retrieved from: http://www.asha.org/Publications/leader/2006/060207/060207c.htm. Resonance is the quality of the voice that is determined by the balance of sound vibration..
Effects of Hearing Loss on Development
The American Speech-Language Hearing Association (ASHA) stated the following about hearing loss on speech-language development: It is well recognized that hearing is critical to speech and language development, communication, and learning...
Autism Spectrum Disorder
The American Speech-Language Hearing Association (ASHA) stated the following: What is autism? Autism is a developmental disability that causes problems with social skills and communication. Autism can be mild or..
