Speech Services

Some common speech disorders we treat at HSDC include but are not limited to: 

• Apraxia: A neurological disorder that affects the brain pathways involved in planning the sequence of movements involved in producing speech.  
• Articulation disorders: Difficulty pronouncing sounds in speech.  

• Dysarthria: Difficulty in speech due to weakness of speech muscles. This could be either a developmental problem or acquired due to medical conditions. 
• Fluency disorders: Interruptions in the flow of speech. Stuttering is the most common fluency disorder.  
• Speech delay: Difficulties keeping up with speech and vocabulary skills because of developmental delay, hearing loss, neurological disorders or other conditions.  
• Voice disorders: Concerns with pitch, volume, resonance or voice quality.