speech therapy
A speech therapist can identify mechanical problems (such as tongue thrusting) and teach your child the appropriate exercises to correct them.
A speech therapist will advise on language activities parents can carry out at home.
Increasing numbers of call-centre workers are being referred to speech therapists because they are losing their voices.
It was not until a referral to a speech therapist that the four-year-old George was diagnosed.
Speech therapists address communication difficulties in comprehension and expression, as well as fluency and voice.

SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases

Medical treatment: doctors & health workers generally
acupuncturist
aid worker
ambulanceman
ambulancewoman
brain surgeon
candy striper
care navigator
casualty officer
dentist
medico
ministering angel
nephrologist
non-doctor
nonphysician
NP
nurse consultant
staff nurse
stretcher-bearer
surgeon
white coat