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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Now, the law also guarantees infants and toddlers with disabilities access to early interventions, such as physical or speech therapy.
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Becca Savransky, Idaho Statesman, 13 May 2025
This year the limits are $2,410 for physical and speech therapy and $2,410 for occupational therapy.
—Jordan Rau, CBS News, 27 Mar. 2025
That includes kids who receive special education, but also those in general education classrooms who get supports or accommodations to learn, from speech therapy to sign language interpreters to counseling.
—Anna North, Vox, 13 Mar. 2025
After two months, doctors recommended he be sent to Craig Rehabilitation Hospital and ordered neurology and neurosurgery consultations, physical therapy, occupational therapy, speech therapy, MRIs, acupuncture and more.
—David Faris, MSNBC Newsweek, 11 Apr. 2025
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Becca Savransky, Idaho Statesman, 13 May 2025
This year the limits are $2,410 for physical and speech therapy and $2,410 for occupational therapy.
—Jordan Rau, CBS News, 27 Mar. 2025
That includes kids who receive special education, but also those in general education classrooms who get supports or accommodations to learn, from speech therapy to sign language interpreters to counseling.
—Anna North, Vox, 13 Mar. 2025
After two months, doctors recommended he be sent to Craig Rehabilitation Hospital and ordered neurology and neurosurgery consultations, physical therapy, occupational therapy, speech therapy, MRIs, acupuncture and more.
—David Faris, MSNBC Newsweek, 11 Apr. 2025
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“Speech therapy.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/speech%20therapy. Accessed 28 May. 2025.
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