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speech therapyTherapeutic treatment to correct defects in speaking. Such defects may originate in the brain, the ear (see deafness), or anywhere along the vocal tract and may affect the voice, articulation, language development, or ability to speak after language is learned. Therapy begins with diagnosis of underlying physical, physiological, or emotional dysfunction. It may involve training in breathing, use of the voice, and/or speaking habits. Some abnormalities that cause speech disorders (e.g., cleft palate, stroke) can be corrected to various degrees before a speech therapist's work begins. See also aphasia, stuttering. How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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Last summer, her speech therapist gave me a copy of the March-April 2005 issue of Mothering, which featured the article "Enjoying My Daughter with Down Syndrome. She also will work with the nation's only speech therapist in hopes of building bridges for further relief in a nation torn apart by war, AIDS and rebel insurgency. His efforts to overcome his problem leads Deacon to the well-respected Speech Recovery Clinic and a speech therapist named Maria. |
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