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Language Disorders and Speech Impairments: What is the Difference?

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Language Disorders and Speech Impairments: What is the Difference?, Brooklyn LettersIn the medical community, the words “speech” and “language” have very different meanings. Speech refers to talking, and the sounds of our spoken language, whereas language refers to all communication whether it be written or oral, communicated by speech or gestures. Consequently, there is a difference between what is referred to as a speech impairment and what is referred to as a language disorder. A speech impairment concerns problems producing the sounds required to make language whereas language disorders are problems in communication of ideas or words.

For more information about the difference between language disorders and speech impairments, see the following article: https://www.understood.org/en/learning-attention-issues/child-learning-disabilities/communication-disorders/difference-between-speech-impairment-and-language-disorder

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Craig Selinger, CEO of Brooklyn Letters (serving Manhattan, Brooklyn, Queens, Staten Island, Bronx, Westchester, Long Island, New Jersey, and Connecticut), is a NY State licensed speech-language therapist (pathologist) and learning specialist with over 18 years of experience working professionally with over a thousand families. His expertise includes early childhood speech-language delay, expressive/receptive language disorders, language-based learning issues, e.g. reading, writing, executive functioning, social/pragmatic communication, and speech production (articulation/enunciation) issues. Check out his interviews with top-notch professionals in the field on Spotify.
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Craig Selinger

Owner at Brooklyn Letters
Craig Selinger, CEO of Brooklyn Letters (serving Manhattan, Brooklyn, Queens, Staten Island, Bronx, Westchester, Long Island, New Jersey, and Connecticut), is a NY State licensed speech-language therapist (pathologist) and learning specialist with over 18 years of experience working professionally with over a thousand families. His expertise includes early childhood speech-language delay, expressive/receptive language disorders, language-based learning issues, e.g. reading, writing, executive functioning, social/pragmatic communication, and speech production (articulation/enunciation) issues. Check out his interviews with top-notch professionals in the field on Spotify.
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