Speech intelligibility is affected as a result of difficulties in producing speech sounds, perceiving or using the language in accordance with the rules. If your child is 4 years and older and still has difficulty producing certain sounds, you may suspect ksb.
KSB Classification
There are 2 types of KSB classifications;
1.Functional(cause unknown): articulation, phonology apraxia)
Articulation
Denotes the movement of articulators along the vocal tract of structures (tongue, teeth, lips) that change the resonance properties of cavities in the speech apparatus.
Articulation disorder
The person has difficulty in producing certain sounds or produces incorrect sounds.
Example: Dropping sound from word(notebook-efter) to word adding sound(apple-ehlma) Changing sound within a word(book-titap)
Phonological (Phonological) Disorder
swallowing continuously (tak-ak, top-op) Constantly changing certain consonant sounds
Other dimension speech disorders may be of motor and neurogenic origin. They are called apraxia and dysarthria.
Apraxia: Neuromuscular It is a neurological speech sound disorder in which the accuracy and consistency of speech movements are impaired without impairment. Dysarthria: It is a motor disorder in which speech intelligibility is restricted. It may occur due to systemic damage in the central or peripheral nervous system. Or it may occur as a result of damage that may occur in two nervous systems at the same time.
Causes of CSD
Mostly there is no known cause. However, some CSD may occur due to: brain damage, mental or developmental retardation, physical anomalies affecting speech, affecting speech nerves New disorders.
Incidence of CSD
About 10-15% of preschool children, 6% of school-age children is detected. The child's speech intelligibility is less than 50% at the age of 3, 75% at the age of 4, and less than 100% at the age of 5.
How Does SPD Affect the Child's Life?
p>It may cause problems in social and emotional development. If it is not intervened in the early period, it may cause problems in transition to learning to read and write. As a result, a lack of self-confidence may occur.
SSD Diagnosis-treatment in therapy
First of all, the child should be tested for hearing. It should be diagnosed whether he can hear the sound. When it is determined that there is no hearing loss, you should go to a speech and language therapist. DKT will evaluate the child's speech and deal with the distress experienced. As a result, the individual's age, understanding level, error types, developmental status, etc. Appropriate therapy will be given to the child, taking into account the characteristics.
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