The speech alterations that occur in dysarthria, being caused by alterations at the level of muscular control, there are also disorders in breathing, phonation, articulation and intonation.
Therefore, all these aspects must be observed in order to carry out a correct dysarthria treatment.
The components of the speech system can be altered in terms of strength, directionality, amplitude, time and resistance.
Therefore, the motor processes that must be observed in order to carry out a correct treatment are:
- Breathing
- Phonation
- Resonance
- Joint
- Intonation
All these aspects depend on each other, so the treatment should take into account this important feature.
It's very important correctly identify the symptoms since there are some that, being similar, can come from very different disorders.
The importance of symptoms in treating dysarthria depends on its influence on speech unintelligibility. Therefore, it will not be necessary to change the symptoms that have little influence on the extent to which they do not disturb the child and his communicative ease.
Treatment should focus on posture, tone and muscle strength, breathing, phonation, resonance, articulation and intonation.
Therefore the dysarthria treatment It should be carried out taking into account many variables that should not be treated independently if you want to lead to an optimal development of speech skills.
