speech therapist
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a word derived from
speech therapy.
speech therapynounthe diagnosis and treatment of speech and communication problems, as stuttering and other fluency and articulation disorders, or aphasia and other expressive or receptive language disorders.
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Her mom was a speech therapist in the Washington, D.C., public school system, who is now 80.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 14, 2026
"I feel calm for our country, it is powerful," Olga Nikolenko, a speech therapist who travelled from the southern city of Stavropol to watch her son march in the parade, said.
From Barron's ● May 7, 2026
While young, he was referred to a speech therapist to help him with hearing spoken words - something he saw as just part of normal life.
From BBC ● Apr. 9, 2026
Stella, who became the first viral button dog, appears with her human, speech therapist Christina Hunger, whose success teaching her dog to “talk” drew the attention of researchers.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 3, 2026
The stutter was largely cured by a speech therapist during his early teens, although it would resurface occasionally in adulthood, typically at moments of intellectual excitement.
From "Big Science" by Michael Hiltzik
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