speech therapy
noun
: therapeutic treatment of impairments and disorders of speech, voice, language, communication, and swallowing
speech therapist
noun
plural speech therapists
a licensed speech therapist
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Her son, who has an individualized education program, or IEP, was set to begin receiving speech therapy through the district at the beginning of this year.
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Ikram Mohamed, Chicago Tribune, 22 Jan. 2025
That could include steps that range anywhere from counseling and speech therapy to surgery, the Association of American Medical Colleges notes, though the Tennessee case specifically involves the use of prescribing puberty blockers or hormones.
—Alison Durkee, Forbes, 4 Dec. 2024
And UnitedHealthcare has increasingly demanded—and often denied—prior authorization for any number of ordinary necessities: colonoscopies, or insulin, or pain medication following major surgery, or physical, occupational, or speech therapy.
—Jessica Winter, The New Yorker, 13 Dec. 2024
The requirement affects about 3,500 families whose children attend private or religious schools or are home-schooled and receive resources such as teacher aides who attend class with them, speech therapy and occupational therapy.
—Claire Fahy, New York Times, 7 Dec. 2024
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Ikram Mohamed, Chicago Tribune, 22 Jan. 2025
That could include steps that range anywhere from counseling and speech therapy to surgery, the Association of American Medical Colleges notes, though the Tennessee case specifically involves the use of prescribing puberty blockers or hormones.
—Alison Durkee, Forbes, 4 Dec. 2024
And UnitedHealthcare has increasingly demanded—and often denied—prior authorization for any number of ordinary necessities: colonoscopies, or insulin, or pain medication following major surgery, or physical, occupational, or speech therapy.
—Jessica Winter, The New Yorker, 13 Dec. 2024
The requirement affects about 3,500 families whose children attend private or religious schools or are home-schooled and receive resources such as teacher aides who attend class with them, speech therapy and occupational therapy.
—Claire Fahy, New York Times, 7 Dec. 2024
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“Speech therapy.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/speech%20therapy. Accessed 30 Jan. 2025.
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