Artic vs Phono Disorders

Question 1

What is an articulation disorder?

Answer 1

• Sound production errors associated with physical problems (structural, organic)
• Distortions resulting in non-speech sounds. Only a few sounds are effected & no particular pattern
• Inconsistent errors

Question 2

What is a phonological disorder?

Answer 2

• Sound production errors with patterns. Often highly unintelligible. Become a problem when no longer age appropriate (beyond chronological age of extinction)
• Errors affect meaning
• harder to remediate
• Consistant errors
• very poor intelligibility