Adult Speech and Language

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Adults may experience speech and language difficulties for a variety of reasons. Information about specific types of speech and language differences and disorders, as well as conditions that cause them is included below.

Speech Disorders

• Apraxia
• Dysarthria
• Stuttering
• Voice

Language Disorders

• Aphasia

Medical Conditions

• Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS)
• Dementia
• Huntington's Disease
• Laryngeal Cancer
• Oral Cancer
• Right Hemisphere Brain Injury
• Stroke
• Traumatic Brain Injury

Communication Options

• AAC
• Speech for People With Tracheostomies or Ventilators

Tips for Communication

• Communicating Better With Older People

Elective Services

• Accent Modification
• Voice and Communication Therapy for Transgender/Transsexual Clients