Private practise speech therapy at Strive Online Speech Language Therapy

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Frequently asked questions: 

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1. If I am an adult, is it too late to learn how to work on my lisp (or other sounds)?

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It's not too late. Together we can work on the position of the tongue at the sound level (sound only). I tell people that learning how to place the tip or sides of the tongue is similar to learning a new sport. When someone learns how to downhill ski, he might not be sure where to place his feet to stop or turn the skis. Many people have no idea where the parts of their tongue are in their mouth for specific sounds. At first you may need some direction to place the sides or tip of the tongue in a certain area of the mouth. You might need to listen to the SLPs example of a correct or distorted sound and learn how to tune in to how the correct sound is different from the distorted or substituted sound. Sending you voice recordings of the SLP making the sound at the sound level may help you tune in to certain characteristics of the sound. Often the stage that requires the most patience is staying at the sound level alone until the sound is a crisp, accurate production. Then the idea is to work step by step, working on progressing from the sound, syllable, word, phrase, and sentence level, to eventually working at the conversation level. At each step we may need to work in a variety of places within the word. We may also need to work on coordinating the sound with consonant blends, more challenging contexts or within multisyllabic words. Working on speech sounds doesn't have to be frustrating. It can be an enjoyable, positive experience. 

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See the Rates Tab above for price/cost per session. 

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