Speech therapists help with speech but also with other kinds of challenges association dyslexia, dyspraxia and auditory processing disorders. In fact a speech therapist is more accurately referred to as a Speech Language Pathologist (SLP).
SLP’s can help with:
Articulation – Not speaking clearly and making errors with sounds.
Fluency – Trouble with the flow of speech such as stuttering.
Resonance or voice – Trouble with vocal pitch, volume and quality.
Other – Difficulty with eating, swallowing and drooling.
SLP’s can help with:
Reception –challenges with understanding (receiving) language.