What is Speech-Language Pathology really like?
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You would be a professional whose mission in life is to help people with articulation problems. You would probably not make a huge amount of money, but would be in demand in private practice as well as for governmental assistance agencies - including school systems and public rehabilitation departments.\n\nThere is a marvelous online site that discusses speech-pathology with parents of children with articulation disorders. The web address is below.\n\nThis is a great career and I hope you explore it further.
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http://www.cod.edu/Service1/CTA/OccInfo/SPLPDegree3132.pdf#search='associate%20degree%20in%20speech%20language%20pathology'\n\nand \n\nwww.pasadena.edu
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I'm getting sick of all the misinformation about this disorder, as seen in the first response to this question!  \n\nVERY FEW TS patients ever display this symptom and it is not a requirement for a diagnosis.\n\n***steps down off soapbox****\n\nNow to address your question.  Throat clearing, sniffing and excessive blinking are all common symptoms.  Tourettes does not impair intelligence or impede learning.  It is not degenerative.  It is life long and there is not a cure.  \n\nDisclaimer: I am not a heath care giver.  I am a mom of a child with TS.  \n\nWhat you will need to do is ask your regular Dr. for a referral to a Neurologist.   Tourettes is diagnosed merely by observation and oral history from you.  Your Doc may take blood to rule out other possibilities.  We were not sure if our sons tics and vocal tremors would present at the exact time of the appointment, so we video taped him.  This was most helpful in the diagnosis. \n\nTourettes is not the worst thing in the world.  Most people who have this disorder can incorporate their tics and vocal remors into their daily movements.  There are mild cases as well as moderate to severe.  If you are only doing the things you mentioned in your question, your case is probably mild.\n\nBest wishes and I hope this helped.\n\nHere is a great book: "Front of the Class: How Tourettes Syndrome Made Me The Teacher I Never Had", by Brad Cohen
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Yeah, it's a speech impediment, but it can be corrected when young by going to a speech therapist.... I went to one because i pronounced Ts as Ks and couldn't pronounce Cs
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Psycholinguistics or psychology of language is the study of the psychological and neurobiological factors that enable humans to acquire, use, and understand language. Initial forays into psycholinguistics were largely philosophical ventures, due mainly to a lack of cohesive data on how the human brain functioned. Modern research makes use of biology, neuroscience, cognitive science, and information theory to study how the brain processes language. There are a number of subdisciplines; for example, as non-invasive techniques to study the neurological workings of the brain become more and more used, neurolinguistics has become a field of its own.\n\nPsycholinguistics covers the cognitive processes that make it possible to generate a grammatical and meaningful sentence out of vocabulary and grammatical structures, as well as the processes that make it possible to understand utterances, words, text, etc. Developmental psycholinguistics studies infants' and children's ability to learn language, usually with experimental or at least quantitative methods (as opposed to naturalistic observations such as those made by Jean Piaget in his research on the development of children).\n\nand...  \n\npsy·cho·lin·guis·tics (sīkō-lĭng-gwĭs'tĭks)\nThe study of the influence of psychological factors on the development, use, and interpretation of language.
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Sometimes the symptoms are the same. The difference is the diagnositc criteria. The following is the D. C. for schizophrenia as stated by the DSM IV.\n\n   1. delusions\n   2. hallucinations\n   3. disorganized speech (e.g., frequent derailment or incoherence)\n   4. grossly disorganized or catatonic behavior\n   5. negative symptoms, i.e., affective flattening, alogia, or avolition\n\nNote: Only one Criterion A symptom is required if delusions are bizarre or hallucinations consist of a voice keeping up a running commentary on the person's behavior or thoughts, or two or more voices conversing with each other.\n\nSocial/occupational dysfunction: For a significant portion of the time since the onset of the disturbance, one or more major areas of functioning such as work, interpersonal relations, or self-care are markedly below the level achieved prior to the onset (or when the onset is in childhood or adolescence, failure to achieve expected level of interpersonal, academic, or occupational achievement).\n\nDuration: Continuous signs of the disturbance persist for at least 6 months. This 6-month period must include at least 1 month of symptoms (or less if successfully treated) that meet Criterion A (i.e., active-phase symptoms) and may include periods of prodromal or residual symptoms. During these prodromal or residual periods, the signs of the disturbance may be manifested by only negative symptoms or two or more symptoms listed in Criterion A present in an attenuated form (e.g., odd beliefs, unusual perceptual experiences).\n\nSchizoaffective and Mood Disorder exclusion: Schizoaffective Disorder and Mood Disorder With Psychotic Features have been ruled out because either (1) no Major Depressive, Manic, or Mixed Episodes have occurred concurrently with the active-phase symptoms; or (2) if mood episodes have occurred during active-phase symptoms, their total duration has been brief relative to the duration of the active and residual periods.\n\nSubstance/general medical condition exclusion: The disturbance is not due to the direct physiological effects of a substance (e.g., a drug of abuse, a medication) or a general medical condition.\n\nRelationship to a Pervasive Developmental Disorder: If there is a history of Autistic Disorder or another Pervasive Developmental Disorder, the additional diagnosis of Schizophrenia is made only if prominent delusions or hallucinations are also present for at least a month (or less if successfully treated). \n\nDrug induced psychosis wears off when the drug leaves the system and the type of psychosis is different depending on the drug. Onset is sudden and the most common psychosis is paranoid and aggressive in nature. Hope this helps.
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Well a problem in the processing right now is different tones or accents in voices. They are well on their way to overcoming these obstacles, but if you want to know more complete information check out the book at:\nhttp://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0780353862/002-7991412-7060031?v=glance&n=283155\n-------------------\nHeres an excerpt:\nBook Description\nElectrical Engineering Discrete-Time Processing of Speech Signals Commercial applications of speech processing and recognition are fast becoming a growth industry that will shape the next decade. Now students and practicing engineers of signal processing can find in a single volume the fundamentals essential to understanding this rapidly developing field. IEEE Press is pleased to publish a classic reissue of Discrete-Time Processing of Speech Signals. Specially featured in this reissue is the addition of valuable World Wide Web links to the latest speech data references. This landmark book offers a balanced discussion of both the mathematical theory of digital speech signal processing and critical contemporary applications. The authors provide a comprehensive view of all major modern speech processing areas: speech production physiology and modeling, signal analysis techniques, coding, enhancement, quality assessment, and recognition. You will learn the principles needed to understand advanced technologies in speech processing from speech coding for communications systems to biomedical applications of speech analysis and recognition. Ideal for self-study or as a course text, this far-reaching reference book offers an extensive historical context for concepts under discussion, end-of-chapter problems, and practical algorithms. Discrete-Time Processing of Speech Signals is the definitive resource for students, engineers, and scientists in the speech processing field. \n\nBook Info\nOffers a balanced discussion of both the mathematical theory of digital speech signal processing and critical contemporary applications. Provides a comprehensive view of all major modern speech processing areas. DLC: Speech processing systems.
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excellent question!  im dying to know the answer myself!\n\ni had to take it for majoring in speech-language pathology.  dont deal with much chemistry when doing therapy in the schools...
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A brain which is partially damaged is analogous to a computer where some software file has become corrupted.  That particular software will not operate properly.\n\nFor the speech part of the brain, if that has been damaged, and if the damage is limited to that part of the brain, one can LEARN to speak again as recovery takes place.  That is analogous to reprogramming a computer by reloading the damaged software.\n\nHumans program themselves by TRAINING their neurons (nerve cells, arranged in systems and pathways).  Whenever you practice sports, music, math or whatever, you are training your neurons.  When you start doing something perfect kind of AUTOMATICALLY, you have succeeded.\n\nPeople with brain damage may have to learn how to talk almost fronm the baby stage, if the damage is severe.\n\nThe neurologist can tell you how bad the damage probably is.  Damage is caused by trauma (being hit, or hitting your head in a car accident or some other accident), a STROKE (old people have bleeding or a clot in the brain), by a tumor or a tumor removal operation (necessary damage).  These are just the main types, there are others.\n\nThe worst kind of brain damage is to the top of the spinal cord and to the innermost parts of the brain, on the bottom, where it connects to the spinal cord and near there.  Lots of fancy names for parts in that area.  They are VERY IMPORTANT which is why they are in a well protected area.  If these areas are badly damaged, a person turns into a vegetable at best, and most likely will die.\n\nBut damage to speech occurs in a very different area.  Many, many people have recovered quite satisfactorily from damage to the speech areas.  A few may have some lasting deficit, such as slow speech.\n\nDrugs that are illegal can cause grave brain damage in some instances, and you find drug addicts often who have brain damage.
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Speech therapy really is the best way to go.  I suppose that you have already tried to do something about it on your own without success.  Speech therapists have the best tools to diagnose and help you work on your concern.\n\nThe good news is that there are a couple of different ways that the "r" sound can be pronounced in English.  If one of them doesn't work for you, you could get away with one of the others.\n\nYou should be able to find diagrams (and maybe even movies) about how this sound is pronounced by searching on "English phonetics".  Just so you know, the symbol used to represent this sound usually looks like an upside-down r.
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Vocal cords and tongue
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You could look into speech pathology. It is a great field with a lot of options. You would get to work with children who have communication disorders. This allows you to work in the schools, hospitals, private practices, etc. You are usually a vital component to part of a whole team of professionals and get to assert your advice and opinions. The work is really rewarding as you get to watch a child grow and develop. You may work with kids who have hearing problems, cleft palates, lisps, stuttering, autism, learning disabilities, etc. It's kind of like a puzzle and you have to figure it out and determine the best way to help.\n\nThe profession is a growing field and there are many job opportunities. The pay is really good and so are the hours.\n\nIf you are interested in the field, many colleges offer this program. You have to take a 4 year bachelors degree in communication sciences and disorders(CSD). Then you take a 2 years master's degree in speech pathology. After graduating, you do a year of supervised-paid work and then can become certified.\n\nCheck out www.nsslha.org or www.asha.org for more information.
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Depends whether if the person has trouble saying the speech sound, then it's a problem with articulation. They also be may be confusing it with a similiar sound within the language, then it's a problem with phonology. It should be corrected with speech therapy.
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You should consult a speech-language pathologist in your area. He/she can perform an evaluation to determine the type and severity of your stuttering. If you agree to treatment, there are many types of treatment. No one treatment is right for everyone. Check the ASHA website for more information.\n\nA proud SLP\nMay is Better Speech and Hearing Month
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A speech therapist is a generic term and may refer to a master's level speech-language pathologist someone working with a lesser degree, such as a bachelor's degree or even in some cases, an associate's degree.  Ask for credentialing information.  No such thing as a "speech and audiology pathologist."  There are audiologists who focus on hearing issues, and speech-language pathologists. They are very different professions, although some can be dually-certified.
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Well..if you're trying to clinically assess someone for this condition, you might need a bit more information.  It could be a "Freudian slip", a form of "Apraxia" or what was stated earlier "foot in mouth."
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I'm studying to be a speech path, and I'd say you'd have much more luck with audiology in the air force or military in general. speech, while not limited to these areas, are more often for children or people affected by strokes, mental disorders, etc. not the usual military person. However, audiology and speech pathology are often grouped together for a portion of the time and audiology is MUCH more prelevent in the military.. all those guns and loud planes and everything. look into that!