Speech and Communication Disorders
Someone with a speech or communication disorder is unable to properly use or understand language. As many as 1 in 10 Americans lives with some sort of communication disorder. Causes include hearing loss, brain injury such as stroke, mental retardation, cancers of the throat, drug abuse, physical impairments such as cleft lip or palate, and neurological disorders like cerebral palsy or autism. To get answers to all your speech and communication disorders questions, visit our list of Recommended Sites.
Common disorders include aphasia (trouble communicating caused by damage to brain often through stroke) and stuttering, but there are many others, as well. PhillyHealthInfo.org is here to help you find speech therapy resources in Bucks, Chester, Delaware, Montgomery, or Philadelphia County. Our local health services list in the blue box on the right side of the page is a good place to start.










