Methodological alternatives in the complex therapy of children's communication and speech disorders

Abstract

The increasing frequency of children's communication and speech disorders has made it necessary to find methodological therapy alternatives which could shorten remission time and consolidate acquisitions by appealing to generalized positive reinforcement. The team entrusted with this problem, made up of psychologists, speech therapists, occupational therapists, art therapists, kineto-therapists, psychotherapists, doctors, has channeled its investigations towards four disorder categories: dyslexic-dysgraphic disorders, disorders that stem from emotional deficiencies, development deficiencies and intellectual deficiencies. For 24 months, educational and therapeutic interventions were carried out intensively, with permanent evaluations of each one, and complex evaluations taking place every six months. Final evaluations have shown that 81% of the cases undergoing therapy registered a positive evolution, 73% of cases improved sufficiently whereas the rest required medicinal or surgical interventions. What were the methodological alternatives used, what the individualized recovery programs and the available material resources consisted of, what were the partnerships involved, and more, will constitute the subject of this paper.