What is SSD in a child?
Speech Sound Disorders (SSDs) is a generic term used to describe a range of difficulties producing speech sounds in children (McLeod and Baker, 2017).
What are the types of speech sound disorders?
There are two main types of speech sound disorders: articulation disorders and phonological disorders. Articulation disorders involve problems making sounds. Sounds may be substituted, omitted, added or distorted.
What are the four common classification systems for SSD?
For example, a system proposed by Dodd (2005) classifies SSD into five subtypes: articulation disorder, delayed phonological acquisition, consistent deviant disorder, inconsistent deviant disorder, and other (including dysfluency, dysarthria, and apraxia of speech).
What is phonology Asha?
Phonology is the sound system of a language and the rules that govern the sound combinations. Morphology is the system that governs the structure of words and the construction of word forms.
What is a 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.
What is phonological processing disorder?
Phonological process disorders: A phonological process disorder occurs when a child makes predictable and typical patterns of speech sound errors. The mistakes may be common in young children learning speech skills, but when they continue past a certain age, it may be a disorder.
What is pragmatic language?
Pragmatic language is the use of appropriate communication in social situations (knowing what to say, how to say it, and when to say it).
What does the term speech sound disorder mean?
Speech Sound Disorders Speech sound disorders is an umbrella term referring to any difficulty or combination of difficulties with perception, motor production, or phonological representation of speech sounds and speech segments—including phonotactic rules governing permissible speech sound sequences in a language.
Where can I find information on speech sound disorders?
See ASHA’s Practice Portal pages on Childhood Apraxia of Speech and Cleft Lip and Palate for information about speech sound problems associated with these two disorders. A Practice Portal page on dysarthria in children will be developed in the future.
How can you tell if your child has a speech disorder?
A speech-language pathologist, or SLP, can test your child’s speech. The SLP will listen to your child to hear how he says sounds. The SLP also will look at how your child moves his lips, jaw, and tongue. The SLP may also test your child’s language skills. Many children with speech sound disorders also have language disorders.
Is the accent a speech or language disorder?
An accent is the unique way that groups of people sound. Accents are NOT a speech or language disorder. SLPs can help you or your child say sounds correctly and clearly. Treatment may include the following: See ASHA information for professionals on the Practice Portal’s Speech Sound Disorders page.