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At-Home Speech Therapy exercises and strategies to use when you have slurred speech, medically known as “dysarthria.” According to The American Speech & Hearing Association and Joseph R. Duffy, author of Motor Speech Disorders: Substrates, Differential Diagnosis, and Management, dysarthria refers to a group of neurogenic...
What is a voice disorder? While most of us have experienced changes with the tone of our voice; be it hoarseness after singing in the shower, a muffled tone during or after a cold or sore throat, or even an extremely soft or rough sounding voice...
What are the Benefits of Occupational Therapy for Adults? An occupational therapist’s job is to restore a person’s ability to perform daily tasks as independently as possible. These tasks include basic activities of daily living and instrumental activities of daily living (ADLs). Basic ADLs include eating, dressing,...
Dysphagia (pronounced “ dis-FAY-juh”) means difficulty swallowing. This disorder can occur at any time of life, but is most often seen in the older adult population, infants, and people with a neurological condition. Difficulty swallowing does not just mean it is hard to swallow food, so...
What is the Difference Between Alzheimer’s & Dementia? Dementia care is a hot topic! Contributing to this topic is the rising number of people being diagnosed with dementia, the costs of care, and limited understanding of how to help someone living with dementia. Therapists trained in...
What is Dysarthria? Dysarthria is a condition in which the strength of the muscles used to speak, including face, mouth, and tongue muscles, become weak; resulting in slurred speech, decreased breath support used for speech, or strained vocal quality. What causes Dysarthria? Dysarthria can be the result...