Speech and language problems may make it hard for your child to understand and speak with others, or make the sounds of speech. They're common, affecting as many as one in 12 kids and teens in the U.S ...

DLD is a neurodevelopmental disorder that hinders language learning and use, without any obvious cause such as hearing loss, intellectual disability or autism. It can affect comprehension or ...

Is it possible to spot personality dysfunction from someone's everyday word use? My colleagues and I have conducted research ...

Speech sound disorder (SSD) encompasses a group of communication disorders in which children have persistent difficulty articulating words or sounds correctly. Speech sound production requires both ...

Speech therapy is a treatment for speech, language, and voice disorders. During speech therapy, you or your child works with a speech-language pathologist (SLP), who teaches you how to speak more ...

Apraxia of speech is a motor speech disorder that can make speaking difficult. It affects the brain pathways involved in speech and can cause problems with coordinating the movements necessary for ...

“Dr. Holt, I need you to come listen to one of my second graders. This is one of my best students, but I’m worried I might be overlooking a speech or language disorder—I’m just not sure,” the teacher ...

Speech sound disorder (SSD) encompasses a group of communication disorders in which children have persistent difficulty articulating words or sounds correctly. Speech sound production requires both ...