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Pragmatic language is the social side of communication: how we use words, tone and body language to connect with other people. It includes taking turns in conversation, choosing and keeping a topic, understanding jokes and sayings that do not mean exactly what they say, and adjusting how we speak depending on who we are talking … Read more
A phonological process is a normal pattern young children use to simplify words while their speech is developing — for example, saying “tat” for cat, “tun” for sun, or “nana” for banana. These patterns are a typical part of learning to talk, and they generally fade gradually as a child’s speech matures. Hearing them is … Read more
Babbling is the playful stream of sounds babies make as they learn to use their voice, lips and tongue — from early cooing to chains of syllables like “ba-ba-ba” and, later, tuneful babble that sounds almost like talking. It matters because it is a baby’s first practice at speech and at conversation: babies babble to … Read more
Speech therapy for children vs adults shares the same foundations — a careful assessment, individual goals and support from the people around the person — but the work itself looks quite different. With children, therapy is usually play-based and built around learning and growing, with parents coached to help at home and at school. With … Read more
A voice disorder is a difficulty with how the voice sounds, feels or holds up in everyday use — for example, a voice that is hoarse, strained, unusually quiet, or that tires quickly or changes in pitch. Voice disorders can develop for many different reasons, from strain and illness to changes in the voice box … Read more
Dysphagia is the medical word for difficulty swallowing. It means that moving food, drink or saliva from the mouth down to the stomach has become hard, slow or unsafe, because something in that journey is not working as it should. Dysphagia is not an illness in itself — it is a sign that something else … Read more
Dysarthria is a speech difficulty that happens when the muscles used for speaking become weak, slow or poorly coordinated. The person knows what they want to say, but their speech may sound slurred, slow, quiet or strained, because the lips, tongue, jaw, voice and breathing muscles cannot move as precisely as speech needs. It is … Read more
Attention Problems After Stroke, Explained Simply Attention problems after stroke are very common, and they are not a sign of laziness or lack of effort. A stroke can make it harder to focus, to keep concentrating, to switch between tasks, or to cope with more than one thing at a time. With understanding, rest and … Read more
Aphasia is a difficulty with language. It happens when the parts of the brain that handle words are damaged, most often by a stroke or a head injury. It can make speaking, understanding, reading and writing harder — but it does not change a person’s intelligence, personality or feelings. The person is still the same … Read more
Fussy eating in toddlers is very common: many toddlers become selective, refuse foods they previously accepted, and want the same familiar foods again and again, while still growing, playing and staying generally well. It becomes something to watch more closely when the range of accepted foods keeps shrinking, mealtimes are distressing most days, chewing or … Read more