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Aphasia vs. Dysarthria: What’s the Difference?
Aphasia and dysarthria both impact communication, yet differ in their etiology, symptoms, and therapies. Because of this, accurately discerning between the...


Dysarthria vs Expressive Aphasia: What’s the Difference?
Dysarthria and expressive aphasia often get mixed up in conversations, but they're quite different beasts in the world of speech disorders. While dysarthria...


Aphonia vs Aphasia: What’s the Difference?
Aphonia and aphasia are often mistaken for each other but they are distinct conditions affecting communication. Aphonia primarily impacts the ability to...


What ALS is and How it Affects Speech
ALS is a progressive neurological disorder that affects the nerve cells in the brain and spinal cord, leading to muscle weakness and eventually paralysis....


Speech Therapy for Traumatic Brain Injury: What to Expect
Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI) can occur from a number of different causes including car accidents, slips and falls, sports injuries, and assault. While the...


Speech Problems in Dementia
Dementia is a term used when adults lose cognitive functions such as thinking, remembering, and reasoning. These abilities are important for daily life....


Speech Therapy Activities for Aphasia
Worrall et al. (2011) interviewed 50 participants with aphasia after stroke in 2011, from Worrall and colleagues’ study. What people with aphasia want the...


Dysarthria vs Aphasia – what is the difference?
Dysarthria and aphasia are two common communication disorders that can affect adults. However, they are two very different conditions with different causes...


Best Speech Therapy Tip for People with Aphasia
Aphasia is a speech disorder that can happen after an injury or stroke. It's the loss of ability to communicate, due to damage in the parts of the brain...


What to Do at Home for Speech Therapy After a Stroke?
Recovering from a stroke is a dynamic, and often challenging process. While rehabilitation after a stroke can help people get back some or all of their...


What is Mixed Receptive-Expressive Language Disorder in Children?
Mixed receptive-expressive language disorder occurs in children more often than you may think. The symptoms may take a while to appear. And the sooner you...


Speech Therapy for People with Alzheimer's or Dementia
If you’re the relative or caregiver of a person dealing with Alzheimer’s or dementia, it can be an extremely difficult and challenging situation. As your...


Why Storytelling Is Great for Kids with Autism?
April is Autism Awareness month and April 27th is National Tell a Story Day, so we are going to tell you why both are great for children with autism...


Beyond Speech Therapy. Helping Families with Atypical Needs.
Guest Post from Gail Ebenstein, Founder of Atypical Guidance, helping parents of atypical children navigate in a typical...


Is Your Child a Late Talker Toddler or Is There a More Serious Problem?
Late talkers are children between the age of 18-30 months and are not speaking as much as they should. They are said to have a speech delay. But don't panic...


Home Health Speech Therapy Helps Seniors Stay Social
Employing a home health speech therapist like our online speech therapist from Better Speech, is a wonderful way to help you participate in speech-language...


Is Anxiety Connected To Aphasia? How to Treat Aphasia?
Aphasia is a communication disorder that hinders a person's ability to find the words they want to use, or to understand what others mean when they speak....
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