What to do with my articulation disorders?

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I noticed this problem while talking.When I tried to say something like pyramid,i have difficulties in pronouncing the words.And sometimes I cannot say the letter R and some words with that particular letter.I haven't have a problem like this before.I was very talkative when I was still in my home country.But since I moved here I had noticed that my communication skills just went low.Is learning or speaking new complicated language like Finnish can trigger this kind of disorder?I also noticed my English language skills,I speaked English fluently before,but now I dont know anymore.I s there anybody who is suffering the same delimma as I have?What can I do to cure my speech problems?
Hi

The first thing I would recommend is you make an appointment with a qualified Speech Pathologist. This is a person who specialises in how we make words, the specific muscles used as well as linquistic differences.

They will be able to assess your speech to determine if it is wholly connected with your movement to a new country or a loss of speaking ability.

If it is connected to you hearing different accents causing muscle confusion then they will be able to provide techniques and advice on how to rectify and improve your speech.

If, on the other hand your ability to speak has decreased, then they possibly will be able to identify what, where, how much and possibly why. They would then be able to advise you what you can do i.e. who else to see.

Personally, from what you have said, it sounds most likely you are suffering from confused accents syndrome. I know when I travel I usually end up sounding more like a local and loose much of my 'own' accent. Oh and I cannot emphasise a strong "r" in a word and pronounce some words in my own unique way and my main language is English.

So, see that speech pathologist and put your mind at rest.  (+ info)

Toddler Articulation Disorders??

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My daughter will be 22 months on march 5th. Now she has a very big vocabulary. (She can say atleast 70 different words). But in Parents magazine I was reading about talking delays and she had a couple of signs for the Articulation Disorders. The signs she had were:
-Omitting sounds ("bu" for "bus" - she says bu for bird and pea for please, etc...
-Substituting sounds ("wamb" for "lamb" - she says voo for shoe, and dat for cat, etc...)

but there were 2 other signs that she DID NOT have:
-distorting sounds such as w/a lisp
-adding extra sounds (animamal instead of animal)

she doesn't do the last 2, but the first 2 she does do... should I be worried? also the first 2 she doesn't do it on every thing she says, just a few words (like maybe 20 or so words out of about 70)... the others are pretty clear... thanks for all the answers...
I wouldn't be worried about her speech just yet. She is still learning that there are different sounds out there. My son does the same thing. It's because when we talk they only tend to hear familiar sounds and will think that is what you said. When she does this try to show her the new sound that you are making. It could be the start of a disorder, but I highly doubt it. Many kids do this when they are still learning to talk because of sound confusion. 9 times out of 10 they eventually learn what the actual sound is. My son went through many different phases of both "thank you" and "I love you". Thank you went from "k" to "kiku" to "take you" and he can now say "thank you." I love you went from "i-uh-oo" to "lub oo" to "wuv you" to "I love you". Our kittens are named Linus and Lucy, but he calls them Winus and Nucy. That right there lets me know that he is just confusing sounds and it's not an issue with being able to say the sounds. If I ask him to repeat after me, he can actually say the "L" sounds.

I would watch for her to constantly make mistakes with the same sounds. If she can sometimes say "sh" in other words, chances are that it is just confusion. If she uses the "v" sound to replace the "sh" sound in every word then you may look into whether or not she has a speech disorder.

Good luck!  (+ info)

Do you think I have a articulation disorder?

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I am 13 year old and I'v never been albe to say "R"s so I always said them as "W"s. I also don't hear myself in my head as I do when I listen to a video tape of myself talking. They sound completly different. Yes I know that everyone sounds different on a tape but in real life i sound like I have a english accent (everyone points it out) but in my head i dont hear it at all.
In linguistics terms what you're doing is a form of simplification where you go from a liquid "r" to a glide "w"

In other words, it's a NORMAL thing that young children do when they first start pronouncing consonants. Children usually outgrow this, though it's taking a bit longer in your case.

If you're still worried try this:

Push your tongue back into your mouth like if you're going to say "k" as in cat.

With your tongue in this position at the back of your mouth, try to make the "r" sound by rounding your lips in an "o" shape  (+ info)

Do you know any exercises or websites to help a child with articulation problems?

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One of my twins has a problem with articulation. Everything else has been evaluated and is either at or above average- her grammar, vocab, and understanding. I am trying to find some exercises to help her at home so that her time in therapy is more productive; she only goes once a week. The speech therapist didn't give me any instrucions to work with. I know that reading, repetition, and talking are the best ways to help and I have been working with that all five years of her life. She needs a bit more than that so I am looking for specific exercises for specific sounds - c and g, s and z, r and l, v and f. Do you know of any sites I can find this information or a book tirle perhaps?
Her hearing screening was fine as a baby and 18 months but was "inconclusive" at four. They did not put her in a sound booth for that one and she did not respond- they said maybe she did not understand the instructions. She has had many ear infections and the speech therapist referred her to a hearing specialist. The appt is still a month away.
http://sb058.k12.sd.us/Articulation/click_on_the_letter_of_the_sound.htm

Check out this web site. I would also talk to your child's therapist he should be able to give you some games and things you can do at home to reinforce what they are doing in their session.  (+ info)

What are some ailments and disorders that involve the human body's nervous system?

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I would like to know what disorders/ailments affect the nervous system for a biology project, and I figured this was the best place to go.
I have autoimmune pernicious anaemia (unable to absorb vitamin B12 in the digestive system) which affects the nervous system as B12 is essential to maintain the myelin sheath around the nerves. If undiagnosed, it can lead to permanent paralysis, be misdiagnosed as Alzheimer's disease (and cause permanent Alzhemier's disease if not diagnosed in time) and MS and is fatal without treatment. Misdiagnosis is common as lab levels are far too low. I have nerve damage in my finger still from being misdiagnosed. I had to diagnose myself.

Pernicious Anaemia:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pernicious_anemia

http://www.drdach.com/B12_Jeffrey_Dach_drdach.html  (+ info)

What are the odds of my children inheriting these disorders?

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My fiance and I were in the process of planning our wedding, when he told me his father and aunt have a seizure disorder; presumably from his paternal grandmother, because his father and aunt have different fathers. Now, my fiance also has an aunt (on his mother's side) that has Downs Syndrome. I am concerned about possibly passing something onto my future children. What are the odds of my children inheriting one or both of these disorders?
Down Syndrome isn't something that is inherited, and seizure disorders rarely are. So very low.

If you really are concerned you could talk with a geneticist. But as far as I can tell, there probably is no need to.  (+ info)

How well does zoloft work for anxiety disorders linking to depression?

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How well does zoloft work for anxiety disorders or is there anything else better that u would recommend that would not put me to sleep. Ive feared social things, going back to school, getting a job and getting infront of people all my life Just wondering wondering if there is something that would help me have a productive life that would help my anxiety? I want even go into a store by myself I panic. Ive always been more to myself because of it no very social.
It works pretty damn good for me. I really don't feel sleepy at all just better.

It's more like your relaxed now that you don't have anxiety. It was a change for me because I couldn't think of a time where I was not panicky except when I was a little kid.

I started taking zoloft for anxiety/depression going on 2 months now.
I started at 25mg and am now at 100 mg, and I think I'm staying at 100.

It is truly amazing for anxiety. Anxiety has made me miserable, but not anymore.

I haven't had a panic attack in about a month now, and let me tell you it is great. I can go out in public now without a problem, Heart palpitations from anxiety are gone, and it also helps with my obsessive compulsiveness.

Good luck, you won't regret it!  (+ info)

What kindof cases/disorders would one expect to find on a Medical Endocrinology ward?

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I know it is related to hormones, and there seems to be a varying amount of related disorders - from diabetes to thyroid to cancer. Are there any specific disorders in relation to Medical Endocrinology (in the UK)?
Here are some examples: patients with pancreatitis, patients in diabetic coma, sent up by the ER, patients in severe hyperglycemia sent up by the ER, patients with Addisons disease (adrenal trouble), patients with severe anaphylactic reactions that has not been properly diagnosed, young girls with severe abdominal pains who tell you when you ask whether they have had sex : "No doctor I am not married!" with an innocent smile and are about to loose a 6 week embryo,patients with acute neurotoxin infections from seafood, and other sources, patients with chronic heavy metal infections: lead, arsenic , benzene compounds, patients with wrongly diagnosed epileptic seizures.....you want more, we have seen them all mate.  (+ info)

What percentage of obese people have eating disorders?

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What percentage of obese people have eating disorders? Is it more common than unhealthy lifestyle?
To clear it up, I mean people who have had eating disorders from the start, not after they started eating enormous amounts.
Most people have unhealthy life styles, especially older folks who are passing their habits down to their kids. However, it is more common to have an eating disorder at a younger age. So, finding a statistic is going to be age based, and not representative of everyone.

Contrary to your question, most people that have eating disorders are not obese, they are quite likely to be unusually thin. Think: young girls throwing up after a meal. The obese people will have a problem that deals with food as a source of soothing in an emotional setting.  (+ info)

What are some different types of inherited genetic disorders?

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I have to do a project on one and don't know what to pick. If you find a website that lists and describes disorders that would be great or just do it here. It would help a lot!
Angelman syndrome
Canavan disease
Celiac disease
Charcot-Marie-Tooth disease
Color blindness
Cri du chat
Cystic fibrosis
Down syndrome
Duchenne muscular dystrophy
Haemophilia
Klinefelter's syndrome
Neurofibromatosis
Phenylketonuria
Prader-Willi syndrome
Sickle-cell disease
Tay-Sachs disease
Turner syndrome

some easy ones to research would be

Color blindness
Cri du chat
Cystic fibrosis
Down syndrome
Duchenne muscular dystrophy
Haemophilia
Turner syndrome
Sickle-cell disease  (+ info)

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