Introduction to SLP Flashcards
Who are Speech-language pathologists?
- Highly-trained professionals who evaluate and treat children and adult who have communication and swallowing disorders.
What does an SLP do?
- Assess
- Treat
When was SLP first used?
15-25 years ago
Who first used SLP? What year and for what purpose?
Lee Edward Travis first used SLP in 1925 for clinical psychology of speech
Why is there a “language” in SLP?
To form speech-language pathology because SLP is not only limited to speech, but also for language.
What are the 4 branches of an SLP treat?
Speech
Language
Hearing
Swallowing
What are the types of speech disorder?
- Articulation & Phonological Disorder
- Cleft lip and palate
- Fluency Disorder
- Voice disorder
What are the language disorders?
- Receptive
- Expressive
- Content
- Form
- Use
What are the hearing disorders?
- Conductive HL
- Sensoneural HL
- Mixed HL
- Central Auditory HL
What is an articulation and phonological disorder?
Speech sound disorders
Resonance issues
What is a receptive language disorder?
Problems in the ability to understand
What is a expressive language disorder
Ability to express and formulate thoughts.
- Content, Form, Use
What is a conductive HL?
issues in outer and middle ear
What is a sensoneural HL?
problems in inner ear
Central Auditory definition
Hearing mechanism is normal but the part of the brain that perceives sound is impaired
Define Chewing
Mastication
- Breaking down food into smaller pieces
Defnie Feeding
The act of getting nutrition
Define swallowing
move/transition the food from mouth to throat
What is communication
A two way process by which individuals exchange information and convey ideas.
What age does a child learn to communicate effectively
around 3-4 years old
What age does a child become expert in communicating?
9 years old
Neutral word for IMPAIRMENT
Impairment
Neutral word for DISABILITY
ACTIVITY LIMITATION
Neutral word for HANDICAP
PARTICIPATION RESTRICTION
What is an impairment?
Lack of or difficulty of function of body structure
What is an activity limitation? Provide an example:
The inability of a patient to perform certain actions, preventing him from doing the daily needs.
Example: telecommunication - if a person cannot communicate through phone, this is called an inability to perform a certain action
What is a a restriction participation. Provide an example.
Social, educational, occupational disadvantage that results from an impairment or disability
Eg., Noisy classroom w/ a student with hearing impairment. He cannot participate fully
Why use a person first language? Provide an example.
Because their disorder is not their primary attribute. We should stop putting emphasis on the disability rather than the person.
Ex: Person with hearing loss
Child with intellectual disability
Organic disorder
there is an identified cause
Functional disorder
has no physical cause.
Relatively high pitch even though vocal cords are normal
Developmental disorder definition and example
Disorder that developein early maturation.
- 0-18 y.o.
Ex: Autism. Down syndrome, cerebral palsy
Acquired disorder (definition and example)
disorders resulting from brain trauma or accidents or stroke
- Occurs after communication skills have been fully developed
- After maturation period
What is communication differences?
Communication abilities that differ from those usually encountered in the mainstream culture.
