Speech Therapy: What it is and when it is needed?
Speech therapy deals with all activities aimed at the re-education of children with speech and language disorders. Speech therapy deals with the study, prevention, evaluation, and treatment of: Voice disturbances Speech disturbances Communication disturbances Disorders of swallowing Related cognitive disorders (related, for example, to memory and learning) typical of all age groups Speech Therapy- What it does? Speech therapy deals with speech and communication disorders, both isolated and within more complex clinical pictures as in the case of: Intellectual disabilities and congenital and acquired neurological diseases (such as genetic syndromes or infantile cerebral palsy) Deafness Autism spectrum syndrome. These disorders can affect both the expressive side, and the receptive side and, in the most serious cases, both areas. Among the most frequent we find: Disorders of oral functions (from sucking to swallowing, to feeding) Language delays a