How often do you have speech therapy as an adult?

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I will pay for an assessment from a speech-language pathologist to determine if I really need intensive speech therapy or to just polish my speech.

I have a heavy accent so that's the main reason why I would like to continue speech therapy (private) to polish my speech but I'm curious: how often do you have speech therapy sessions?

Would once a month suffice? Thanks!
 
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When you say you have a heavy accent what do you mean , it's because you're from another country or are hoh or deaf and have a speech defect ?
When I had speech therapy it was twice a week when I was child , I am hoh.
 
whatdidyousay! said:
When you say you have a heavy accent what do you mean , it's because you're from another country or are hoh or deaf and have a speech defect ?
When I had speech therapy it was twice a week when I was child , I am hoh.
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Whatdidyousay: well, many people said I have a heavy accent but it's pretty understandable. I'm an adult and I also had speech therapy twice a week when I was a child.
 
Strong said:
Whatdidyousay: well, many people said I have a heavy accent but it's pretty understandable. I'm an adult and I also had speech therapy twice a week when I was a child.
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But why do have an accent, my dad had an accent b/c he was born in Russia
I have a speech defect b/c I am hoh. People that not very bright said I had pretty French accent or Spanish accent , I was also asked if I had a British accent and the guy wife did have a British accent. I do have speech therapy when I feel that my speech is getting bad and will go for a 3 weeks . I did this a couple of times . Are people asking you to repeat what you say a lot?
 
There's no real way to get a hearing sounding voice through speech therapy. Your speech is as good as its going to get....
 
whatdidyousay! said:
But why do have an accent, my dad had an accent b/c he was born in Russia
I have a speech defect b/c I am hoh. People that not very bright said I had pretty French accent or Spanish accent , I was also asked if I had a British accent and the guy wife did have a British accent. I do have speech therapy when I feel that my speech is getting bad and will go for a 3 weeks . I did this a couple of times . Are people asking you to repeat what you say a lot?
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Yeah it's a speech defect or whatever you want to call it. It really depends. Sometimes my speech is really clear and people have no trouble understanding me. However there are some days that my speech becomes unclear.

I had an assessment last year and found out that I have difficulty saying certain phonemes: /f/, /th/, /r/. I can say /b/ and /p/ but I cannot seem to incorporate these particular letters in words like "bus" or "baby".

I can finally master saying /th/ unvoiced but have the most difficulty producing the letters: /f/ and /th/ voiced. Therefore I really need help from a SLP in order to master saying all these phonemes, but because it's so expensive, it is not possible for me to have speech therapy once a week.
 
deafdyke said:
There's no real way to get a hearing sounding voice through speech therapy. Your speech is as good as its going to get....
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I didn't say I want to have a hearing voice. I want to have my speech to sound clear.
 
Strong said:
Yeah it's a speech defect or whatever you want to call it. It really depends. Sometimes my speech is really clear and people have no trouble understanding me. However there are some days that my speech becomes unclear.

I had an assessment last year and found out that I have difficulty saying certain phonemes: /f/, /th/, /r/. I can say /b/ and /p/ but I cannot seem to incorporate these particular letters in words like "bus" or "baby".

I can finally master saying /th/ unvoiced but have the most difficulty producing the letters: /f/ and /th/ voiced. Therefore I really need help from a SLP in order to master saying all these phonemes, but because it's so expensive, it is not possible for me to have speech therapy once a week.
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Don't let anyone discourage you or try to convince you otherwise, but motivation is a big factor in improving speech...or anything for that matter. If you're willing to work hard and practice your assignments, anything is possible. Stuttering is a huge obstacle for many people with and without hearing loss and they have to work just as hard to overcome it. James Earl Jones had a major stuttering problem as a child and worked on his speech for years to get it to where he is today. You can do whatever you make up your mind to do.

Laura
 
Lau2046 said:
Don't let anyone discourage you or try to convince you otherwise, but motivation is a big factor in improving speech...or anything for that matter. If you're willing to work hard and practice your assignments, anything is possible. Stuttering is a huge obstacle for many people with and without hearing loss and they have to work just as hard to overcome it. James Earl Jones had a major stuttering problem as a child and worked on his speech for years to get it to where he is today. You can do whatever you make up your mind to do.

Laura
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Laura, long time no talk! Thank you so much Laura. I really appreciate your kind words. I knew it, anything is possible. I don't practice as much as I should have but I have four years left until I finish nursing school so I will use this time wisely to improve my speech. Sure, if we have to be realistic, it will be very difficult but possible. Although this has nothing to do with improving my speech, I was in a similar situation and my teacher told me that I will never forget: "it is hard but possible."
 
Late deafened at age 14...and still speaking/talking to this day...I've never had any speech therapy....An avid reader, whenever I read books, I spoke the words aloud....You will always have the accent...but as long as you keep speaking, reading, etc., your speech will be understandable. If you decide to go "voice off"...you'll forget how to pronounce words....
 
rockin'robin said:
Late deafened at age 14...and still speaking/talking to this day...I've never had any speech therapy....An avid reader, whenever I read books, I spoke the words aloud....You will always have the accent...but as long as you keep speaking, reading, etc., your speech will be understandable. If you decide to go "voice off"...you'll forget how to pronounce words....
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I have a question....although I was born deaf and received speech therapy from ages 7-13, how did you know that you pronounced the words correctly?
 
Strong said:
Laura, long time no talk! Thank you so much Laura. I really appreciate your kind words. I knew it, anything is possible. I don't practice as much as I should have but I have four years left until I finish nursing school so I will use this time wisely to improve my speech. Sure, if we have to be realistic, it will be very difficult but possible. Although this has nothing to do with improving my speech, I was in a similar situation and my teacher told me that I will never forget: "it is hard but possible."
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I was told if I had gotten speech therapy long enough when I was a child I would not have a speech defect. My dad kept getting rid of my speech therapists just when I started to really like them. If you can afford it going at least once a week would be better , do you have anyone to help in between lessons? I really have a hard time with 'Th' . I dad use to give me speech lesson when I was a little girl . The Russian alphabet does not have
the 'TH' sound and dad was have me count to three . He would say " One, two , tree" . I still say 'tree' for there today.
 
Strong said:
I have a question....although I was born deaf and received speech therapy from ages 7-13, how did you know that you pronounced the words correctly?
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Well...for 14 years I was able to hear...so my speech was good....as the years have rolled by, some words I have forgotten how to speak...but I've always asked my family how to pronounce the word....and they were very accommodating to me....Since you were born deaf....it's a very different story...but I applaud you very much!...Plus, my mindset was moreso hearing than deaf....I never stopped talking, perhaps a "motor mouth" if you will...:giggle:
 
whatdidyousay! said:
I was told if I had gotten speech therapy long enough when I was a child I would not have a speech defect. My dad kept getting rid of my speech therapists just when I started to really like them. If you can afford it going at least once a week would be better , do you have anyone to help in between lessons? I really have a hard time with 'Th' . I dad use to give me speech lesson when I was a little girl . The Russian alphabet does not have
the 'TH' sound and dad was have me count to three . He would say " One, two , tree" . I still say 'tree' for there today.
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I did have trouble saying "th" phoneme but eventually got it now. It took me full six months to get it right. What I would suggest is sticking the tip of your tongue between your teeth and blow air out. You may feel that the air is not coming out enough but keep practising and you will get it.
 
whatdidyousay! said:
I was told if I had gotten speech therapy long enough when I was a child I would not have a speech defect. My dad kept getting rid of my speech therapists just when I started to really like them. If you can afford it going at least once a week would be better , do you have anyone to help in between lessons? I really have a hard time with 'Th' . I dad use to give me speech lesson when I was a little girl . The Russian alphabet does not have
the 'TH' sound and dad was have me count to three . He would say " One, two , tree" . I still say 'tree' for there today.
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Many times the real work with speech therapy is what the client does on their own. Practicing the sounds in front of a mirror is what most do. It's no different with children/adults that stutter. They read slowly and say the words over and over and check themselves in the mirror to see if they're forming the words correctly, working on tone and intonation, etc. James Earl Jones spoke of it as being a real commitment, which is what it is. I'm trying to improve my handwriting at the moment, but like anything, you have to set time aside every day to work on it. Speech therapy without the client doing the exercises won't yield the desired results. You really have to want to improve.

I find myself in this situation speech wise due to hearing loss, and now, a chin reduction that resulted in my gums and lower lip being completely numb. I feel like I'm recovering from a stroke. Some words are now harder for me to form, so like Strong and everyone else that wishes to speak well, I have to do my "homework." I know it's not easy for anyone but it is always worth it...but you do this for yourself, not for anyone else. And shut out all the negative nay sayers.....
 
Strong said:
I will pay for an assessment from a speech-language pathologist to determine if I really need intensive speech therapy or to just polish my speech.

I have a heavy accent so that's the main reason why I would like to continue speech therapy (private) to polish my speech but I'm curious: how often do you have speech therapy sessions?

Would once a month suffice? Thanks!
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never had speech therapy as an adult.
 
Lau2046 said:
Many times the real work with speech therapy is what the client does on their own. Practicing the sounds in front of a mirror is what most do. It's no different with children/adults that stutter. They read slowly and say the words over and over and check themselves in the mirror to see if they're forming the words correctly, working on tone and intonation, etc. James Earl Jones spoke of it as being a real commitment, which is what it is. I'm trying to improve my handwriting at the moment, but like anything, you have to set time aside every day to work on it. Speech therapy without the client doing the exercises won't yield the desired results. You really have to want to improve.

I find myself in this situation speech wise due to hearing loss, and now, a chin reduction that resulted in my gums and lower lip being completely numb. I feel like I'm recovering from a stroke. Some words are now harder for me to form, so like Strong and everyone else that wishes to speak well, I have to do my "homework." I know it's not easy for anyone but it is always worth it...but you do this for yourself, not for anyone else. And shut out all the negative nay sayers.....
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James Earl Jones is not deaf or HOH , when I was practicing alone I was saying the words wrong b/c I could not hear the sounds. Looking a mirror was of no help to me.
 
Yes, I'm adult and still go to speech therapy once time every weekly because I has a CI. I'm growing up in speech therapy since I was 3. I stopped take a speech therapy when I was in freshman due not happy with my mean speech therapy. I got my CI when I was 27. So finally I can hear my own voice. I'm not give up on speech therapy. It is so fun and enjoying to learn more words that I never heard.
 
whatdidyousay! said:
James Earl Jones is not deaf or HOH , when I was practicing alone I was saying the words wrong b/c I could not hear the sounds. Looking a mirror was of no help to me.
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He's neither, you're right, but I used him because stutter is nearly insurmountable disability for many to overcome and upsetting for those that live with it. Sound aside, there are opportunities to practice just the movements of the mouth. Those are actually articulation exercises which is something I did before the speaking practice. Years ago I took a speaking and articulation class in Cambridge with a wonderful lady, and voice wasn't used.
 
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