Speech Sound Disorder
When an individual has noticeably different speech from the majority of听individuals within their听community, it is likely a speech sound disorder. Although speech听disorders typically occur in children, they can also affect听adolescents and adults.听A speech disorder听can听impact听social relationships听and can听also interfere with听acquisition of reading and spelling abilities due听to the letter-sound associations听required for these processes.
UTHSC听offers听comprehensive听evaluation and treatment services for children, adolescents,听and adults with speech sound disorders,听tailored to the individual needs of each patient.听Therapy settings are typically听individual听sessions.
Speech, Language and Swallowing Services
- Adult Neurogenic Communication Disorders
- Augmentative and Alternative Communication
- Aural (Re)habilitation for Hearing Loss
- Autism Spectrum Disorder or Social Delay
- Feeding and Swallowing Issues
- Language Delay or Disorder
- Parkinson's Disease
- Reading/Writing Delay
- Speech Sound Disorder
- Stuttering
- Voice Disorder
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