Stuttering affects people of all ages and of all walks of life. People who stutter often think they’re alone and become embarrassed by their speech impediments. However, the truth is that they are not alone and that many people are affected by stuttering. Even people that we look up to and see on television have […]
Read BlogThe first few months of a child’s development can have impacts on their speech later on in life. As a parent, you may be questioning if there is a problem arising in my child’s speech. This may be the case, so it is important for parents to learn about the speech milestones and when they […]
Read MoreWhat is Stuttering Stuttering, or disfluency, is nothing more than a disruption of the normal patterns of speech. Stuttering can take many forms, including the repetition of a sound, the prolonging of certain noises, or an omission can occur in the form of a stop. These are common for children between 2 to 5. Causes […]
Read MoreSpeech pathology began to get recognition in the 1920s when the American Academy of Speech Correction was formed in 1925. It began to develop over the next twenty years as speech therapy approaches became more widespread. At this time WWII was going on, and soldiers were returning home with brain injuries. This was becoming a […]
Read MoreParkinson’s disease is a nervous system disorder that slowly progresses over time. The first signs of the disease can be small, and unnoticeable at first. It may be a small tremor in your hand or a loss of expression in your face. As the disease progresses many of the people affected begin to notice an […]
Read MoreStuttering affects people of all ages and backgrounds. For some of the more tech-savvy generation of stutterers, there’s good news! Applications on both the Google Play and Apple iTunes store are available for your use. Below are a few examples, for more apps, you can search for “auditory feedback.” Using the apps for phone calls […]
Read MoreDelayed Auditory Feedback (DAF), also called delayed sidetone, is a type of altered auditory feedback that consists of extending the time between speech and auditory perception. It can consist of a device that enables a user to speak into a microphone and then hear his or her voice in headphones a fraction of a second […]
Read MoreWhat is Speech Easy SpeechEasy is a device similar in appearance to a hearing aid. However, rather than amplifying sound, SpeechEasy alters sounds that go through the device so that you hear your voice at a slight time delay and at a different pitch. The purpose of the delay and pitch change is to recreate a […]
Read MoreA condition affecting millions of people around the world, individuals who stutter (also referred to as speech stammer), have access to a number of support networks online. Whether you’re searching for information for yourself or a loved one, for speech pathologists, speech aid device providers, or a support group, you can find all of this […]
Read MoreStammering is also known as stuttering. It is a common issue in children and can continue into adulthood. The severity of the stuttering varies from person to person. It usually becomes apparent when a child is learning to speak, between the ages of two and five. Stuttering may develop gradually, but sometimes it starts suddenly […]
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