Speech and communication challenges disrupt every aspect of your life, including the ability to make friends and succeed at school or work. Nathalia Fonseca, SLPD, CCC-SLP, TSSLD-BE, and the team at Bilingual Speech-Language & Swallowing Therapy in the Forest Hills neighborhood of New York City, New York, help children and adults overcome all speech and language disorders with customized speech therapy. As a diverse and culturally competent practice, they welcome everyone struggling with speech challenges. Call the office or book an appointment online today to learn more about speech therapy.
Speech therapy helps people improve their ability to express themselves. Being able to convey your feelings, ideas, and needs clearly is a vital component of everyday life.
Bilingual Speech-Language & Swallowing Therapy can also help if you can’t follow when others speak, don’t know what to say when socializing, or have one of several possible speech disorders.
A speech disorder affects the ability to speak and pronounce words. A language disorder occurs when children and adults have a hard time understanding or using words to communicate.
Common speech and language disorders include:
An articulation disorder occurs if you have trouble using your mouth and tongue to make or form sounds into syllables and words.
Fluency disorders disrupt the flow of words. For example, you may stutter or run your words together.
These include problems with the volume, pitch, or quality of your voice.
You have a receptive disorder if you have a hard time understanding language. An expressive disorder develops if you struggle to communicate using language.
These disorders occur when changes in cognitive functions, like memory, attention, and learning, cause speech problems.
Adults may develop a neurological disorder affecting their mouth and tongue. As a result, they have a hard time pronouncing certain sounds and words.
Aphasia, another condition that occurs in adults, refers to the inability to understand or express spoken or written language.
Speech problems arise from many medical and developmental conditions, such as:
Traumatic brain injuries can also affect speech, language, and communication.
The team at Bilingual Speech-Language & Swallowing Therapy performs a comprehensive speech-language evaluation, diagnoses your disorder, and creates a treatment plan.
They have extensive experience using a vast range of exercises and activities. In addition, they offer speech therapy that fits each person’s age and targets the underlying challenges.
To learn how speech therapy can help you, call Bilingual Speech-Language & Swallowing Therapy or book an appointment online today.