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Donna Ridley's
particular expertise and interests in
the field of speech-language pathology
is in the area of speech issues in children.
Specifically, she treats speech
production disorders, which include
articulation disorders, apraxia/dyspraxia,
dysarthria,
nasality/intelligibility disorders in
children with cochlear implants, and
children who have that elusive
"breakdown in speech
intelligibility in ongoing speech
" sometimes also called
"slurred speech".
These are "visible" disorders
[technically they are AUDIBLE
disorders] in the sense that they are
obvious to the listener, and therefore
affect a child's social and academic
status.
Many children with speech
errors suffer
social isolation or ridicule, and they
may be perceived by teachers or peers
as "younger" or
"not smart" .
Successful treatment of these
speech disorders can result in an
enormous boost to self-image, and
allow children to have a more
successful school experience.
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