Dysarthria is a speech disorder caused by a lack of muscle control that happens when the parts of the brain that control speaking are damaged. It may also be caused by problems that do not involve the ...

An international study has discovered nine new genes linked to the most severe type of childhood speech disorder, apraxia. An international study led by Melbourne researchers has discovered nine new ...

Communication disorders are a group of neurodevelopmental conditions that involve persistent problems related to language and speech. They most commonly occur in children but can persist into ...

Apraxia of speech is a motor speech disorder that can make speaking difficult. It affects the brain pathways involved in speech and can cause problems with coordinating the movements necessary for ...

Expressive aphasia can happen after brain damage and may affect your ability to speak or write. A few signs include using short phrases and substituting words with similar sounds or meanings.

Speech therapy is a treatment for speech, language, and voice disorders. During speech therapy, you or your child works with a speech-language pathologist (SLP), who teaches you how to speak more ...

Children with a specific speech disorder could be at an increased risk of developing type two diabetes, according to a new study. Parents of kids who stutter or stammer might need to watch out for an ...

Statistics from 2015, pre-pandemic, approximate that 7.7% of U.S. children ages 13–17—nearly 1 in 12—have had a disorder related to voice, speech, language, or difficulty swallowing. However, a recent ...