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Speech disorders, or speech impediments as they are also called, are a type of communication disorders where 'normal' speech is disrupted. This can mean stuttering, lisps, vocal dysphonia etc. Someone who is totally unable to speak due to a speech disorder is considered mute.
Classification
Classifying speech into normal and disordered is more problematic than it first seems. By a strict classification, only 5% to 10% of the population have a completely normal (with respect to all parameters) and healthy voice, all others suffer from one disorder or another. Dysphonia, that is, incomplete functionality of the vocal folds, is one of the most common and can be observed as, for example, an unusual roughness of the voice. Stuttering is also quite common, about 7% of the population suffer from it at some point in life.
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@megaforte84 As for speech disorders, I've known ppl who stutter so profoundly that a phone call is a huge challenge.
codeman38 (codeman38) Fri, 06 Nov 2009 18:50:45 -0000
@megaforte84 As for speech disorders, I've known ppl who stutter so profoundly that a phone call is a huge challenge.
Also not clear if speech impairments or neurologically-based processing disorders are eligible.
codeman38 (codeman38) Fri, 06 Nov 2009 17:49:59 -0000
Also not clear if speech impairments or neurologically-based processing disorders are eligible.
@Bendspeech Fed plan to mandate speech-language therapy insurance coverage for children w communication disorders. Yay! http://bit.ly/2TxHlP
innovativelrng (Michael and Vicki) Fri, 06 Nov 2009 16:59:42 -0000
@Bendspeech Fed plan to mandate speech-language therapy insurance coverage for children w communication disorders. Yay! http://bit.ly/2TxHlP
Learning to talk also changes way speech sounds are heard-could have major impact on improving speech disorders.http://tinyurl.com/ycs58wu
notcheep (Alyson Fennemore) Fri, 06 Nov 2009 16:20:05 -0000
Learning to talk also changes way speech sounds are heard-could have major impact on improving speech disorders.http://tinyurl.com/ycs58wu
Federal plan to mandate speech-language therapy insurance coverage for children with communication disorders. Yay! http://bit.ly/2TxHlP
Bendspeech (Alicia Fox) Fri, 06 Nov 2009 02:04:00 -0000
Federal plan to mandate speech-language therapy insurance coverage for children with communication disorders. Yay! http://bit.ly/2TxHlP
@firefly0709 thank you! Going for speech pathology (communication disorders)
kphunter (Kiana Hunter) Thu, 05 Nov 2009 22:46:19 -0000
@firefly0709 thank you! Going for speech pathology (communication disorders)
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