Speech final Flashcards
How is cleft lip and palate formed?
upper lip fuse together by 8 weeks gestation
what is the cause of cleft palate
no single cause
what areas do cleft palate effect?
can impact nose/nostril development
what sounds do cleft palates effect
stops fricatives and affricates
what does an incomplete palate mean for cleft lip
Incomplete means it doesn’t go all the way to the back of the palette
what is a submucous cleft?
Abnormality in hard palate development that is hidden by mucosal tissue of the palate
No actual opening in the nasal cavity
what are 3 signs a submucous cleft may be present
Bifid uvula
Hypernasal voice quality
Bluish tint in midline of soft palate
what are 4 slp related issues for slps
feeding, hearing, dental, resonance, articulation/phonological, language delays and disorders
what are the steps behind cleft lip palate assesment
birth - 4 ome and resknance, surgery, asses for velopharyngeal dysfunction
what is the treatment for cleft lip
same treatment for phonological, voice and language disorders
what is fluency described as
continuity, smothness, rate and effort in speech prod
what are normal symptoms of disfluency
hesitations pauses, repeating sounds, use fillers
what are overt/characteristics of stutering
Audible “Core Behaviors”
Repetitions
Prolongations
“Silent blocks” - respiratory, phonatory, or articulatory
Interjections of sounds, syllables, words (“fillers)
Revisions
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Visual
Eyes: blinking
Head/Face: tension, furrowing of forehead, jerking
Raising/tensing shoulders
Arms/Hands: swinging arms, jerking, clenching fish, pressing fingers together
Tensing chest muscles
what is overt and covert?
overt means audible and visible while covert means feelings beliefs and attitudes
what is prolongation?
Prolongation is the extension of a consonant or vowels
whats revision?
word switches or change of topics/ kids may not know the answer to a question but change the answer incase they have to say something specific that will trigger them
what are covert stuttering symptoms
frustration anger anxiety
are there any co-occuring disorders with stuttering?
yes lots
what is cluttering?
speech delivery that is abnormaly fast irregular or both
what are the characteristics of cluttering?
rapid speech
disfluencies
syllable deletion
Ungrammatical syntax
who is most likely to have a cluttering issue?
post stroke patients
are cluttering patients aware?
no
ideal stutter assemsent
parent interview, speech sample, child interview, observations, assesment covert assesment
stuttering treatment
indirect and direct