Speech therapy is an assessment and treatment of communication problems and speech disorders. It is performed by speech pathologists who are often called speech therapists.

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Speech therapy intervention is needed for various conditions in early childhood, school age or in adults. It is used in speech and communication disorders or other syndromes in which they are part of the symptomatic range. Such conditions are articulatory disorders (impaired pronunciation of a certain sound (s)), language disorders, stuttering, difficulties in the formation of oral motor skills and nutritional mechanisms, dyslexia, various genetic diseases, epilepsy, mental retardation, autism spectrum disorders and many other..

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There is no age limit for visiting a speech therapist. Speech therapists, especially those specializing in early childhood development, consult parents from the first months after birth. Early intervention is key to effectively addressing and overcoming speech and communication disorders

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