Phonological Disorder

Phonological disorder is a type of speech sound disorder. Speech sound disorders are the inability to correctly form the sounds of words. Speech sound disorders also include articulation disorder, disfluency, and voice disorders.

 

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Wiki Number: PW167
Diagnosis: Phonological Disorder-Speech Sound Disorder
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Symptoms: A child or adult does not produce or use speech sound phonemes correctly.
Progression: Phonemic disorders-not learning the correct sound for the letter(s); articulation disorders-not pronouncing them correctly.
Causes: There can be omissions, additions, distortions or substitutions in the sounds or words
Medications: None listed.
Therapies: Services of a speech pathologist or therapist should be helpful.

Youtube Video: Discussing Speech Sound Development

Amazon or Library Book: Articulation and Phonological Disorders

Supprort Group: speechpathways.net; 410-386-0199

(Speech Pathways Foundation)

(This does not appear to be a support group, but may be able to refer people to support groups.)

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  • Linguistic and Cognitive Abilities in Children with Dyslexia: A Comparative Analysis
    by Miguel López-Zamora on March 26, 2025

    CONCLUSION: Children with dyslexia present a distinct clinical profile characterized by significant difficulties in language processing, cognition, and executive functions. These challenges interfere with their reading acquisition and academic performance, limiting their integration into educational environments and impacting their overall quality of life.

  • Potentiality of Curcumin Against Radio-Chemotherapy Induced Oral Mucositis: A Review
    by Manoj Kumar Sarangi on March 21, 2025

    In recent era, cancer is a major global health hazard and is mostly treated with either radio or chemotherapy. The above treatment procedure induces a secondary concern named as oral mucositis (OM). The disorder OM is specifically associated with oral mucosa and leads to bleeding, pain, difficulty in swallowing of solids, as well as fluids and speech difficulty. Curcumin is explored for prevention as well as treatment of OM. The article was organized via collection of enormous literatures by...

  • WORD PROCESSING ABILITIES IN SUBJECTS AFTER STROKE OR TRAUMATIC BRAIN INJURY
    by Karolina Lice on March 19, 2025

    Acquired language disorder is a common consequence of stroke and traumatic brain injury (TBI). Following the logogen model, this study investigated word processing abilities of post-stroke and post-TBI patients. Within- and between-group differences in word comprehension, naming, and reading were observed, as well as predominant errors in performance. Twenty-two post-stroke and 22 post-TBI patients were tested using tasks from the Comprehensive Aphasia Test-HR (CAT-HR). Post-TBI patients...

  • Effect of hearing training on hearing and speech skills in children with speech sound disorders
    by Cristiane Dellinghausen Valim on March 7, 2025

    CONCLUSION: Brief-CAT proved effective in enhancing figure-background auditory abilities in children with SSD. Associating speech therapy with Brief-CAT should be the preferred therapeutic approach as it provides greater progress. The type of SSD influenced the speech performance of children undergoing Brief-CAT.