Competency 0006 Flashcards
Motor speech disorder
anatomical or physiological limitations in the physical mechanisms used to produce speech.
two general categories of motor speech disorder?
- Dysarthria
- Apraxia
Dysarthria
weakness or paralysis of the musculature that controls speech,
Typically results from illness or injury
Apraxia
impairment in the ability to translate speech plans into actual speech.
If apraxia is not the result of illness or injury, the problem is referred to as?
Childhood apraxia of speech (CAS)
children will show language delays and other abnormalities beginning in infancy.
Articulation disorders
difficulties producing certain speech sounds.
- Omission
- Substitution
- Distortion
Omissions
Child leaves out sounds
Substitution
Child uses an incorrect sound in place of the correct one.
“wight” instead of “right”
Distortion
Child produces correct sound but does not articulate it clearly.
example, slight lisp
Fluency disorders
difficulty with rhythm and timing of speech.
Two prominent examples of fluency disorder?
Stuttering and Cluttering
Cluttering
speaking rate is unusually fast and/or irregular.
Mixed receptive-expressive language disorder
disorder where both receptive and expressive language abilities are affected
AAC
Augmentative and Alternative Communication
Example: devices students use to speak
Phonation
Excessive hoarseness, raspiness, pitch
