Speech disorders disrupt normal communication and affect 11.5% of US population. Speech skills are crucial for social relationships and learning. Muteness is complete inability to speak
Lisp is a speech impairment affecting sibilants like [s], [z], [ʃ], [ʒ]. Frontal lisp occurs when tongue is placed anterior to target. Interdental lisp involves tongue tip between front teeth. Lateral lisp produces sounds with air flow over tongue sides. Nasal lisp directs air through nasal cavity
Paraphasia is a language output error associated with aphasia. Three main types: phonemic, neologistic, and verbal paraphasias. Most common in fluent forms of aphasia. Can affect metrical, segmental information, or both
Speech therapy helps people with communication disorders regain effective communication. Articulation disorders involve incorrect sound production. Fluency disorders (stuttering) affect speech flow. Language disorders affect understanding and expressing thoughts. Voice disorders involve pitch, volume, or quality issues
VNeST improves expressive language through verb-based sentence building. Intention manipulation recruits right hemisphere for nonfluent aphasia. Semantic Feature Analysis helps patients retrieve nouns. Phonological Components Analysis teaches word pronunciation
Website offers 260+ T words organized by place and syllable level. Words include basic terms like teeth, tiger, toast, and teacher. Words can be practiced at home for faster progress