Glossary
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3 results found in speech disorders.
- Anarthria
- A severe motor speech disorder characterized by complete or near-complete loss of the ability to produce speech due to muscle weakness or paralysis affecting the articulatory organs (tongue, lips, pal…
- Dysfluency (Disfluency, Speech Dysfluency)
- An interruption in the normal flow of speech, including repetitions of sounds, syllables, or words ("b-b-because"), prolongations of sounds ("ssssnake"), blocks (silent pauses where speech is temporar…
- Lee Silverman Voice Treatment (LSVT, LSVT LOUD)
- An evidence-based speech therapy programme originally developed for individuals with Parkinson's disease that focuses on increasing vocal loudness as the primary mechanism for improving overall speech…