What Does That Mean?
- Terms and Definitions
This section is designed to explain some of the common
terms/words used to describe a person’s speech,
language, cognitive-linguistic and/or swallowing problem(s).
acquired language
disorder caused by brain damage, resulting in trouble
understanding and/or explaining your thoughts and ideas.
Verbal Apraxia is a speech disorder that causes a person
to have difficulty pronouncing sounds/words because
they are unable to coordinate movements of the organs
of speech (lips, tongue, palate, jaw, palate)
actions
of the organs of speech (lips, tongue, palate, teeth,
jaw) that change the breath stream to produce speech
sounds. Pronunciation of words and sentences.
any approach (e.g., pictures,
dry erase board for writing), or device (e.g., computer),
to help support and expand (“augment”) the
communication of a person who has trouble using traditional
ways of communicating such as speech.
process
of sending, receiving and figuring out signals in order
to exchange information and ideas between two or more
people.
is a speech
disorder that is caused by weakness of the muscles used
for speech. It can result in slurred, imprecise pronunciation
that makes it difficult to understand the speaker.
a term used
when a person has difficulty swallowing foods or liquids.
sharing and telling your ideas and thoughts.
Shared system
for representing concepts through the used of arbitrary
symbols and rules.
the production
of voice by the vibration of the vocal folds
patterned change in the way speech sounds are said away
from the standard adult production.
Understanding of concepts and ideas, and the ability
to follow simple and complex directions.
process of producing
sounds for transmitting verbal messages
an abnormally
high frequency or duration of stoppages in speech. Stoppages
can be 1) repetition of sounds, syllables or one-syllable
words, 2) prolongation of sounds, and/or 3) “blocks”
of voicing in speech.
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