Speech therapy is a clinical program aimed at improving communication skills, including speech, language, social communication, and swallowing. Speech therapists, or speech-language pathologists (SLPs), assess and treat various speech and language disorders.

Speech therapy can help people who have difficulty in speaking and to break down the barriers that result from speech impediments. Speech therapy includes improving pronunciation, strengthening the muscles used in speech, and learning to speak correctly.
 

What kinds of disorders can speech therapy treat?

• Language disorders
• Speech disorders
• Voice disorders (dysphonia)
• Trouble swallowing etc.

The treatment approaches used in speech therapy include:

1. Perception exercises, for example, to differentiate between individual sounds and syllables

2. Support in implementing these measures in everyday life

3. Help with communication using things like sign language, communication boards, and computer-assisted speech

4. Exercises to produce certain sounds and improve the fluency of speech

5. Exercises to improve swallowing, breathing and voice