Abstract

Dr. Shubhangi Kapil Thakur*, Dr. Anil B. Kale and Dr. T. Y. Swami

ABSTRACT

Speech refers specifically to sounds produced by the oral mechanism including the lips, tongue, vocal cords and related structures. Speech disorders refer to problems in producing the sounds of speech or, with the quality of voice .Speech disorders affect the way a person talks exactly what they want to say and what is appropriate for the situation, but they have trouble producing the sounds to communicate it effectively. Speech and language disorders can affect a person's ability to talk, understand, read, and write. Children may develop speech or language disorders due to conditions that affect brain development before, or after birth. Adults may develop speech or language disorders due to stroke, traumatic brain injury or brain tumors. Speech disorders include a variety of conditions that affect children and adults alike, they can range from trouble pronouncing a specific letter or sound to the inability to produce any understandable speech. Some of the result of a physical deformity others are the result of damage to the speech mechanism (larynx, lips, teeth, tongue and palate) caused by injury or disease such as cancer.[1] Speech and language disorders are the most common of childhood disabilities that affect 1 in 12 children or 5% to 8% of preschool children.[2] Communication disorders affecting individual social, emotional, cognitive, and behavioral well being So estimating the prevalence rate and cause of communication disorders can assist in prevention, early identification, intervention, rehabilitation and counselling. Hence, We need to study the classification of speech disorders.