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Speech Therapy: What it is and when it is needed?

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  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) Lan...

The Most Creative and Effective Behavioral Therapy for Kids At Speak Easy Solutions

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  The effectiveness of behavior therapy for kids has been scientifically proven for almost all mental disorders in children and adolescents. Behavioral Therapy Perspective Behavioral therapy sees the development and maintenance of disorders and abnormal behavior as an interplay of biological, psychological, social, and family factors. Principles of behavior therapy Ø   Starts with the triggering causes and sustaining conditions of the problem (not just changing symptoms, but changing conditions) Ø   is problem-oriented (starting point are current problems) Ø   is goal-oriented (common, clear definition of goals in therapy) Ø   is action-oriented (actively trying out new ways of behaving and experiencing) Ø   is not limited to the therapy room (changes also in real-life situations) Ø   should be help for self-help (strengthening of personal responsibility and general problem-solving skills) Ø   includes the environment (advisin...

Occupational therapy for adults – How it is carried out?

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  The goal of occupational therapy in adults is to maintain, restore and enable human activities in a safe, autonomous, and efficient manner. The objective of the SpeakEasy Solution firm is to prevent, reduce or even eliminate situations of disability by taking into account the lifestyle of people and their environment. For whom/why? In private practice, the occupational therapist works with adult patients following hospitalization or a stay in the rehabilitation center, when the person's evolution allows him to return home but the core objectives remain to be pursued. The occupational therapist can also intervene, in the form of a vacation, in accommodation structures for adults with disabilities. How? 'Or' What? After an initial assessment, the occupational therapist re-educates the damaged functions and maintains the preserved functions. The treatment takes into account the needs of the person and those around them. The treatment is carried out globally, the...

Occupational Therapy for People with Mental and Physical Disabilities

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Intellectual disability is a collective term for a wide range of manifestations and degrees of intellectual disabilities. Children with intellectual disabilities can show different levels of development in the motor, socio-emotional and cognitive areas. With certain impairments, they can find their way around largely independently in adulthood without external help. For others, on the other hand, it is possible that they need 24-hour care to find their way in everyday life. This is where occupational therapy plays its role. What is occupational therapy? Occupational therapy is one of the methods of rehabilitation treatment aimed at the optimal involvement of the patient in daily activities - work, study, household chores, caring for others, and meeting personal needs. How can occupational therapy treatment for Down syndrome take place? It is important to find out where the child is currently in their developmental stage. Occupational therapy is based on the different spheres of life o...

Treat Speech Disorders and Language Disorders Through Creative Speech Solutions

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W ith a speech disorder, also known as a speech defect, language structure and ability to speak are impaired. In contrast to speech disorder, the motor generation of sounds is not affected. However, speech and language disorders can also occur together. The manifestations of a language disorder can be very different. They range from mild language development disorders to disorders of the written language to deaf and dumbness, in which those affected can neither hear nor express themselves spoken. How do language disorders arise? Speech disorders are based on various causes, depending on the form. Speech development disorders, for example, are often based on hearing impairment. Long-lasting middle ear infections or permanent hearing disorders in the language-sensitive phase between the second and third years of life can hinder language development. Since those affected do not perceive what is being spoken aurally, they do not learn the language. Also, genetic, psychological, an...