Bradylalia is a medical condition that consists of an abnormality in the joint that affects the rhythm and fluency of speech, which makes the emission of speech slow, even with temporary suspensions of speech (mutism) or lengthening of speech, phonemes, and this is observable in some nervous diseases, pathologies of central origin, mental retardation, Down syndrome, diabetes, cerebrovascular accidents, ingestion of drugs that potentially affect the nervous system.
Bradylalia occurs in different pathologies such as depression, mental confusion, hypothyroidism is another cause in addition to Parkinson's, or also some structural problem, so the most advisable thing is to go to an otolaryngologist and a neurologist first of all to rule out something structural and he refers her to the appropriate specialist according to what he finds in his examination, if the condition is due to any of the diseases that he comments on when solving these problems, the option is to go to a speech therapist who is in charge of studying this type of speech and language disorders so they can evaluate the case.
Bradilalia is a disorder affecting speech. The professionals who deal with this type of problem are speech therapists. To make a diagnosis of this type of pathology, it is necessary to carry out tests in different areas (on the individual's intelligence, their perception, their performance in reading and writing or in relation to levels of attention). When the patient already has a diagnosis of bradylalia, he can start with an intervention by a speech therapist, which usually lasts a long time. The fundamental strategy is based on working on the coordination between sounds and breathing, strengthening the organs involved in speech, and using strategies to correct excessive slowness in communication.
Bradylalia affects the motor aspect of speech and not language understanding. This disorder is the opposite of another, taquilalia, which consists of a hasty and too fast way of speaking.
Among other speech disorders are, dysphasia consists of a very limited vocabulary, accompanied by language errors and problems naming things clearly. Dyslalia is a phonological disorder in which there is no correct pronunciation of words. Stuttering is a disruption in the rhythm of speech that affects fluency in oral communication.
