Lisp
What is a Lisp?
A lisp is a form of speech difficulty in which individual has trouble pronouncing spirant letters like S and Z. These letters tend to issue with a “th” sound in someone with a lisp; the word “lisp,” for example, would sound like “lithp.” If a lisp is caught up with early, it can be treated with the assistance of a speech therapist. More commonly, a lisp appears to be psychological in origin, and lisps often emerge as a reaction to stress. Children may start lisping, for example, to gain attention, or someone may develop a lisp after a traumatic incident.
Lisps can also be caused by the force of the sand against the teeth, in a form of lisp called a dentalized lisp. Try saying “seashore” with your tongue counted against your front teeth, and you’ll know what a dentalized lisp sounds like. Finally, a patient may have a lateral lisp, in which air flows around the sides of the tongue because it is held in the position used to make the sound of an L. A doctor should also be consulted for older people who have developed lisps. In addition to recommending a good speech therapist, a doctor can also rule out any physical causes for a lisp and treat them.
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