Speech therapy is known as a therapeutic specialty that is characterized by helping to treat disorders that are manifested through the use of language. Some of the most common language disorders are: stuttering, problems pronouncing a specific sound, and problems communicating. Meanwhile, speech therapy can be quite useful in a special way in children, since it is at this stage that individuals begin the process of speaking.
Regarding the problems that speech therapy can treat, they can be of two types: first, there are problems when expressing a sound, as well as learning problems when there are certain inconsistencies when expressing an idea.
Speech therapy has various characteristics, but these can vary depending on the type of disorder a person has. The difficulties that the child may experience can be varied and whose speech therapy treatment can be of great importance.
On the one hand, is the articulation disorder is one in which the person has difficulty pronouncing, either a syllable or a sound. Such sounds appear as a frequent barrier when you want to convey a message.
In addition to the above there are difficulties relating to the rhythm of speech, such as can be seen in stuttering disorder, which is characterized in that the person performs pauses while talking.
Speech and language experts have conducted various investigations regarding what kind of language problem occurs in people, these experts also determine what is causing the problem and decide which treatment is best suited to the patient. They have the ability to help children develop skills, using individual activities, or also in small groups or in the classroom during the course of academic activities.
Some of the problems in which speech therapy intervenes are; in problems to speak clearly, difficulty with phonemes, complications in the fluency of words, deficiency in the tone of voice.
