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DefinitionIf you’re a Speech Therapist or Early Interventionist in the U.S., you’ve likely heard the buzz about the CDC’s recent updates to their milestone checklists for...
DefinitionCentral auditory processing (CAP)—also seen in the literature as (central) auditory processing or auditory processing—is the perceptual processing of auditory information in the central auditory nervous...
DefinitionChildhood apraxia of speech (CAS) is a neurological childhood (pediatric) speech sound disorder in which the precision and consistency of movements underlying speech are impaired in...
DefinitionChildhood apraxia of speech is a speech disorder where the child’s brain has trouble planning and coordinating the movements of the lips, tongue, jaw, and mouth...
DefinitionA hearing screening? is used to identify individuals who may require a more comprehensive hearing assessment? and/or medical management. Hearing screenings for children may take place in early...
DefinitionCraniofacial conditions, including cleft lip and palate, are congenital? structural anomalies caused by atypical? embryological development. Craniofacial differences are a result of interruption in embryologic growth...
DefinitionWhen most Speech-Language Pathologists hear the term fluency disorder, they are likely to think of stuttering. While stuttering is the most commonly occurring fluency disorder, there is another...
DefinitionA cochlear implant (CI) is a surgically implanted, electronic prosthetic device that provides electrical stimulation directly to auditory nerve fibers in the cochlea. It effectively bypasses damaged...
DefinitionCognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) techniques are by far the most popular type of therapy in the United States. CBT is also the most well-researched. While it...
DefinitionDepression ICD-10 is a World Health Organization medical classification for conditions that fall into the mental, behavioral and neurodevelopmental disorders space. Many conditions from mild? to...
DefinitionDevelopmental verbal apraxia (also called childhood apraxia of speech) is a speech problem that starts in early childhood. The child knows what they want to say,...