SPEECH PATHOLOGIST
Speech Pathology for kids: Speech Pathology is a clinician who treats speech disorder in child and adult. It also is known as speech-language therapist or Speech Therapist. For Speech therapist, you should be completed Bachelor of Audiology and Speech-Language Pathology degree from a reputed college in India which monitor by Rehabilitation Council of India (RCI).When your has speech communication disorder problem you need to first assess by Speech Pathologist. In evaluation pathologist check
- · Family history and lifestyle.
- · Cognitive communication disorder.
- · Swallowing disorder.
- · Voice and Vocal Chord.
- · Autism Spectrum disorder.
- · Medical report and Birth History.
Today awareness in India very less regarding Audiology and Speech Pathology profession. But now the people very much aware through the digital media. In past one misconception is that speech pathologist improve particularly single work in English. In the previous tradition “r” is a very difficult word for speaking and they are calling and improve for the single word like that. But in recent situation peoples are very much aware of their kid before going to preschool they definitely visit the speech pathologist. As per child speech development in 2 years speaks at least 10 to 15 words. When a child goes to preschool then teacher also guide to parent and aware of need Speech development problem and consult your Speech Pathologist for treatment.
Speech Pathologist role for Kids and Adults Speech Development:
· Help people who stutter or stammer to speak more fluently.
· Improve speech delay with the help of a parent.
· Improvement in social communication difficulty.
· Learning Disability improvement.
· Improve sentence creation and modification of word.
· Identify letter to sound co-relation and improve communication skill.
· Understanding ideas through communication.
· Attention and memory work closely for improvement.
· Voice therapy
Important component of Speech
- · Voice with proper respiration.
- · Pitch of sound variance.
- · Fluency
- · Intonation and Modulation.
- · Phonic (Sound level)
- · Resonance for softness.
Important Component of Language
- · Pragmatics-Person socially how to involved each other in social communication
- · Syntax-According to grammar how to make sentence properly.
- · Morphology-It is the structure of language body and how can understanding the meaning.
- · Phonology-Manipulation of sound according to the language need.
- · Semantics-It is nonverbal communication and making sentence through symbols.
Speech Pathologist Profession Objective :
- · Improve early child speech disorder and support the family with an awareness of speech-language disorder in kids and adults.
- · Correct evaluation and guidance of the patient.
- · Management planning for the scheduling treatment.
- · Interaction continuous with the parents for development related.
- · Follow the ethics and integrity in treatment.
