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She was therefore referred to a plastic surgeon who performed
a pharyngoplasty. Following further Speech Therapy normal
voice was obtained and she was discharged cured one year after
the operation.
G.A. This boy, aged 5 years, suffers from ectodermal dysplasia
and was referred to the Speech Therapy Clinic for treatment of
dyslalia. This speech defect is linked to his general condition
as his teeth have failed to develop. He was therefore referred
to the prosthetic department of the London Hospital and fitted
with dentures. He is now expected to make good progress with
Speech Therapy as many sounds can be obtained with greater ease.
L.B. L. is a boy, aged 5 years who suffers from a high frequency
deafness, he wears a hearing aid, and has been attending a
London Hospital for auditory training. He was transferred to
the Speech Clinic when he commenced school. He is responding
well to auditory training, articulation practice and language
stimulation.
R.A. R. was referred with a severe stammer at the age of 8. The
stammer had developed when parents drew attention to and tried
to correct hesitancy in speech at 4 years. The stammer was
aggia'ated when he moved from Ireland to London as other children
could not understand him. Individual treatment was given
at first, followed by group treatment when he had made sufficient
progress. He received weekly treatment for 3 years,
monthly treatment for a year followed by occasional observation
until he left school. Speech is now stable and there has
been no return of stammering.
S.M. This is a case of delayed language development, referred
by the Welfare Clinic prior to the child commencing school. At
4 years when he first attended, he used only a few single words
but expressed himself by gesture. This excellent gesture
language was an important factor in the lack of spoken language
and once we refused to accept this, language progressed. After
two months Intensive language stimulation he was making a real
effort to repeat words and within another month he was using
single words and some phrases spontaneously. Sentences deve
loped within the next eight months and before leaving the
clinic he had started to read.
G. aged 7 years, seen on a school visit, was referred because
of her use of a lateral s. Investigation revealed a high frequency
deafness so arrangements were made for her to receive
auditory training, using a specialised hearing aid. Along
with this training she received individual coaching in arithmetic
and reading and Speech Therapy for the correction of
the defective sound, all of which permitted her to make up
lost ground and maintain her correct standard.