by Vikash Kumar | Jan 15, 2024
Speech and Language Disability Percentage Calculation: Thus, “speech and language disability” shall mean a permanent disability arising from one or more of the components of speech and language due to organic or neurological causes such as primary and secondary...
by Vikash Kumar | Jan 14, 2024
Frenchay Dysarthria Assessment 2 (FDA 2): Scoring | Interpretation: The Frenchay Dysarthria Assessment (FDA) represents a major step forward in the clinical approach to dysarthria, one of the most common types of acquired speech disorders, which results from...
by Vikash Kumar | Jan 13, 2024
The Western Aphasia Battery-Revised (WAB-R) is a revision of the Western Aphasia Battery (WAB; Kertesz, 1982). It is a standardized, individually administered test that is specifically designed to assess language function following stroke, dementia, or other acquired...
by Vikash Kumar | Jan 4, 2024
Dysarthria vs Aphasia vs Apraxia of Speech (AOS): Dysarthria, aphasia, and apraxia of speech (AOS) are among the speech and language disorders that can present unique challenges in diagnosis due to symptom overlap and comorbidity. The differences between dysarthria,...
by Vikash Kumar | Jan 3, 2024
What Level of Hearing Loss Requires a Hearing Aid? Many people ask me when they really need to get a hearing aid, and the simple answer is that most people benefit from hearing aids when they have Mild to Moderately Severe Hearing Loss, which means losing about 25 to...
