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What is Speech-Language Pathology?

What is Speech Language Pathology

Have you ever wondered what exactly a speech-language pathologist does? The scope of practice for an SLP is quite extensive. SLPs work with all ages, from infants to adults, on a wide range of communication skills as well as feeding and swallowing. They also work in a variety of settings, such as schools, hospitals, private practice, and skilled nursing facilities. 

May is Better Hearing and Speech Month. Did you know SLPs treat all of these areas? Feel free to share this to help others better understand the roles of SLPs!

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SPEECH SOUNDS

This is how we produce sounds and put them together. This includes the articulation of sounds (individual sound production), phonological disorders (sound patterns), apraxia, and dysarthria.

LANGUAGE

Language disorders are when a person either has difficulty expressing themselves or understanding language. This includes a wide variety of expressive and receptive communication – grammar, morphology, syntax, semantics, vocabulary, following directions, and expressing emotions. This includes both spoken and written language.

VOICE

Voice disorders are anatomical or functional issues with your voicebox. Examples of this can be hoarseness, breathiness, nasality, polyps, or losing your voice easily.

FLUENCY/STUTTERING

Fluency is how well speech flows. Someone who stutters may have repetitions, blocks, or prolongations of sounds or words.

LITERACY

SLPs work on reading, writing, and spelling.

PRAGMATICS/SOCIAL SKILLS

Pragmatics is how we interact with others – verbally and nonverbally. For example, greetings, holding conversations, understanding appropriate versus inappropriate behaviors, body language, asking questions, and social protocols.

COGNITION

Cognitive-communication disorders revolve around the brain: memory, executive function, attention, organization, problem-solving. This can be congenital or from a stroke, dementia, or traumatic brain injury.

FEEDING AND SWALLOWING

Swallowing disorders are called dysphagia. SLPs treat those who have trouble chewing, swallowing, and sucking foods and liquids.

ACCENT MODIFICATION

SLPs work with those who want to communicate more effectively by changing their speech sounds.

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  1. Franklin White says

    May 6, 2020 at 6:34 pm

    I think it’s cool how you speech-language pathologists help people with articulating sounds. My nephew has a hard time mimicking his parents and making the right sounds. I’ll talk to them about getting professional help with their sounds speech so he can speak normally when he is older.

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Echolalia is actually a positive prognostic indica Echolalia is actually a positive prognostic indicator for autistic children! We don’t treat it this way most of the time even though it’s a communicative function for the individual. Instead of ignoring or trying to get a child to stop, we should try to shape the content into meaningful communication by teaching the meaning of the words or modeling appropriate language.
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Echolalia is a repetition of another person’s spoken words. This often presents in a child quoting favorite movies or repeating a question directed towards them.
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Nasal emission: The audible release of bursts of air through the nose during speech while producing a consonant that requires a buildup of air pressure.

Nasal turbulence: The escape of air through the nasal cavity, but it is perceived as turbulent, a snort or nasal rustle.

Dentalized: When the tip of the tongue is pushed against the back of the upper teeth.

Hypernasailty: A condition when air flows through the nasal passage during voiced consonants and vowels causing too much nasal resonance. It may or may not be audible.

Hyponasality: A condition when there is not enough nasal resonance on nasal sounds due to a blockage in the nasopharynx or nasal cavity.

Fronted: When a sound produced in the back of the mouth is replaced with a sound made in the front of the mouth.

Backed: When a sound produced in the front of the mouth is replaced with a sound made in the back of the mouth.

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Oh how many times I’ve explained these two terms! Do you find yourself breaking down the difference between speech and language?

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