| There is a saying that "no man is an island". It means | | | | absent. For the more severe cases, there are devices |
| that one cannot live alone for extended periods of | | | | like electro larynges and speaking valves that were |
| time. Since human beings are social animals, it is | | | | designed for people who once had the ability to speak. |
| therefore safe to assume, that if we need to live a | | | | Reports from speech therapists often indicate a |
| happy life, we should interact with other human beings. | | | | happy working environment. The emotional reward |
| The most common form of interaction in human beings | | | | after being able to help a patient is satisfaction in itself. |
| is speech. What happens when someone has speech | | | | Being content that their patients will now be able to |
| disorders? It all comes down to the severity of each | | | | fully function in the society comes with the sense of |
| case. Some people stutter slightly, while the worst | | | | achievement and pride. |
| cases would be individuals incapable of speaking since | | | | Schools, hospitals, and speech institutions offer |
| birth or those suffering from brain damage caused by | | | | treatments for this disorder. Schools often have kids |
| old age or accidents. | | | | as their patients. And most of the time these are |
| Speech pathologists are therapists that help with | | | | government supported programs. While professional |
| people having this disorder. They rehabilitate patients | | | | help comes with a hefty price tag, the range of |
| using drills, rhymes, and other activities everyday. Sign | | | | treatment programs is also much broader. There are a |
| language is also taught because this addresses | | | | lot more options for the patients to choose from. |
| concerns in areas where audio communication is | | | | |