WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. – Parents of deaf toddlers with cochlear implants or hearing aids have a new Internet tool to help them monitor their babies' progress in early speech development thanks to a ...

When we read, it's very easy for us to tell individual words apart: In written language, spaces are used to separate words from one another. But this is not the case with spoken language – speech is a ...

Speech development in children is a complex, dynamic process marked by gradual refinement of the articulatory system and phonological competence. Central to this progression is coarticulation – the ...

The moment your baby utters those first magical words is a milestone every parent eagerly awaits. But what happens when those words don’t come on schedule? Or when your toddler’s vocabulary grows at a ...

Objective measurement of psychiatric disorders has long proved challenging. Yet, there is ample evidence that analysis of speech patterns can accurately diagnose depression and psychosis, measure ...

Parents often worry about their child's speech development. Experts clarify normal milestones, noting red flags like no babbling by nine months or two-word phrases by age two. While screen time can ...