Thursday 9 August 2018

HOW TO GET RID OF A LISP IN ADULTS

    Sure, it is very cute to hear a child say ‘wedd’ instead of red. However, having a lisp is not endearing when it comes to adults. Are you afraid to pronounce specific words while giving a presentation or a speech? Well, suffering from embarrassment and anxiousness is understood when you have a lisp.

    However, don’t lose your heart and keep up the hopes! Having a lisp is not permanent. You can get rid of it with concentrated efforts towards the same. Adults speech therapy in Dubai and elsewhere helps the adults with a lisp to overcome it through integrated activities and practices.
Here are a few tips to help you get rid of your lisp –

1    1.  Evaluate

    The first step in solving a problem is evaluating it, isn’t it? Well, this is applicable even in this scenario!

    If you want to get rid of your lisp, you need to physically examine yourself first. Having said that, it means that you need to pinpoint the position of the mouth and tongue while you say these words. This will help you examine whether your tongue is against the teeth or on the roof of your mouth? You might also discover other problems like for instance – your tongue might be too large than normal, you might have a broken tooth, or you might be a mouth breather.

    The critical examination will help ensure that you have identified where the problem lies. This will help you achieve faster results with speech therapy. Also, while consulting a speech therapist, this will keep you prepared!

2    2.  Isolate the problem sound

    Now that you have identified the problem, now what? Well, the next step is to pinpoint the sounds that you are pronouncing in the wrong way.

    For starters, start saying the sounds out loud. You can try this out in front of your family member or someone you feel comfortable with. Isolating the problem words or sounds will help you assess the problem in a better way. You have already examined your mouth and tongue placement and structure. Now is the time to examine how this structure takes shape while you speak.

    All things considered, you can compare your mouth and tongue position while saying these words to the ideal or expected position. Won’t you definitely get a better idea of how it is to be done?

3    3.  Activities and Practice

    The saying – “Practice makes a man perfect’’, holds true in this case. Practicing the single syllables and then progressing to multi-syllables and sentences will do you good!

    One popular method to do so is to read or talk loudly with a smile on your face. This will ensure that your tongue moves to the different parts in your mouth with ease. Many speech pathologists also suggest drinking with a straw to develop oral-motor skills. 

Pro tip: Practice in front of a mirror to ensure that you are on the right track.

Following these basic steps rigorously will do you good!

Conclusion 

    Do not stress over your lisp when you can eliminate it totally. Seek a credible speech therapist and talk your way to confidence!

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