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WHAT IS ARTICULATION THERAPY AND

HOW DO YOU IDENTIFY IT IN YOUR CHILD?

To help people suffering from the Articulation Disorder, at Kick Start Therapy we provide
you speech therapy for articulation disorder by HCAI registered Speech-Language
pathologists. Let’s walk you through how our speech therapy can help Stuttering disorder
in Kids/toddlers/adults to recover over time!
OUR APPROACH TO IDENTIFYING AND MANAGING
STUTTERING DISORDER IN CHILDREN

 Articulation Disorder
 An articulation disorder is a speech sound disorder in which a child
has difficulty making certain sounds correctly. Sounds may be
omitted or improperly altered during the course of speech. A child
may substitute sounds (“wabbit” instead of “rabbit”) or add sounds
improperly to words.
 Young children will typically display articulation issues as they
learn to speak, but they are expected to “grow out of it” by a
certain age. If the errors persist past a standard developmental
age, which varies based on the sound, then that child has an
articulation disorder.
 The role of a speech therapist
 In articulation therapy, the speech therapist does the necessary screening. A child
undergoing such treatment needs to know all the sounds, including the vowel and
consonant sounds in a connected speech or in words. After assessing the sounds, the
speech therapist would choose the appropriate target word. They will also elicit the
sound and use a reasonable approach. Besides, therapists would work through the
traditional articulation hierarchy unless the child can comfortably utilize the sound in
everyday

 The therapist generally starts from the bottom of the hierarchy and works their way
are:
•Sound in isolation
•Sound in syllable
•Sound in the different word positions
•Sound in sentences
•Sound in reading
•Sound in conversation
•Generalization
Science and symptoms of an articulation disorder
It may be challenging to understand the emerging problem of articulation disorder in a child.
However, if the child exhibits one of a few of these four types of articulation error, you must
understand that the child is facing articulation difficulties. These errors include:

Addition
If the child tends to add syllables or sounds that do not belong in the word, they face articulation
difficulties.

Distortion
When the child tends to change a sound that seems like a lisp, one must understand that the child
is going through articulation difficulties.

Omission
Difficulties can also occur when a child leaves out a sound from the speech altogether.

Substitution
If the child substitutes one sound for another, this behaviour constitutes articulation disorder.
The behaviour of the child with an articulation disorder

When a child becomes too conscious of the articulation disorder, they will display a specific
behaviour. Some of the behaviour traits include:

Become quiet or excessively shy

Stop the usage of certain words
Avoid reading or speaking in public
Struggle with self-esteem or confidence
Become frustrated while speaking

Fix the articulation disorder of your child

The Speech and language pathologist of kickstart therapy would recommend speech therapy to
correct the problem of articulation disorder. They offer convenient 1:1 sessions to the patient.
Apart from that, tailored activities and exercise can help every child to improve their condition of
articulation disorder.
 WHY CHOOSE US

 At Kick Start Therapy we offer multilingual Speech-Language Pathologists who will provide
1:1 therapy and consultative services in a setting that is convenient for you, for all types of
traumatic brain injury. Our Speech-Language Pathologists will conduct atake thorough
review of your TBI outcome, and evaluate them to create a strategic plan routine that will
help you or your close ones achieve your goals and overcome the functional difficulties
overtime. To begin your recovery process ensure freedom from TBI, difficulty get in touch
with us, we would be happy to help you.
 CONTACT US

Location
 50 Sunny Meadow Blvd. Unit 213, Brampton, ON
 7070 Saint Barbara Blvd, Mississauga, ON, Unit 2
 955 Major MacKenzie Dr W #110, Maple, ON L6A 4P9
 Square One, Mississauga, Etobicoke, Ontario,Oakville, Ontario

Phone
 Phone: +1 416 827 8274
 Fax:- +1-647-277-1227
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