SLP Terminology
This type of disorder happens when the speech muscles are weak or hard to control
Dysarthria
This sudden brain event is one of the most common causes of speech problems
Stroke
Slurred sounds, difficulty moving the tongue, and inconsistent errors in pronunciation
Articulatory deficits in motor speech disorders
Speech therapists help with exercises that train a person to distinguish differences in meaning like “You’re going.” versus “You’re going?” which is related to ________
Prosody
The term that describes how your voice goes up and down in pitch, becomes louder or softer, and changes in speed is ________
Prosody
These are conditions a person inherits that can affect speech over time.
Genetic conditions
When pitch goes up and down in an unusual way
Irregular pitch variations
Speech therapists may use activities like blowing bubbles or moving cotton balls to strengthen controlled exhalation and improve ________ for speech
Respiration
The term that describes how sound is shaped in the mouth and whether it sounds normal, too nasal, or blocked like a stuffy nose is ________
Resonance
This type of injury happens when the head is hit or shaken hard and can cause motor speech disorders
Head injury
This symptom describes speech that lacks variation in pitch or loudness, causing it to sound flat or expressionless
Monopitch or monoloud speech
Speech therapists may use activities like practicing specific sounds or using mirrors and tongue-placement cues to improve precise mouth movements for clearer speech, which is called ________
Articulation
SLP is the abbreviation for a ________
Speech Language Pathologist
Problems with these body parts can make speech sound weak or slurred
Nerves and muscles
This refers to a voice that sounds rough, strained, or harsh due to problems with how the vocal folds are functioning
Changes in vocal quality
Speech therapists may use exercises like sustaining vowel sounds (e.g., “ah”) to improve vocal fold coordination and voice quality, which relates to ________
Phonation
The term that describes how someone uses their vocal cords to produce sound for speech, affecting whether the voice is clear, steady, and appropriately loud or sounds breathy, strained, or hoarse is ________
Phonation
These conditions slowly damage the brain or nerves and can affect speech.
Degenerative diseases
This symptom occurs when a speaker does not have enough breath support, causing their speech to sound quiet, weak, and sometimes fade out before finishing a sentence.
Reduced breath support (affects on respiration)
Respiration, prosody, resonance, and phonation are all components that a ________ can help with.
Speech Language Pathologist