Speech Sound Disorder Diagnosis

Question 1

How do you differentiate between an Articulation Disorder and a Phonological Disorder/Delay

Answer 1

Are the sound errors consistent?
Stimulability - can they make the sound? (If no, Articulation)
Is it effortful when they try?
Are motor prompts required/helpful for making the sound?
If yes, the deficit lies in the Articulator

Question 2

How to differentiate between Phonological Delay and Phonological Disorder

Answer 2

Are there developmental errors only?(Phonological processes)
If yes, Phonological Delay

Question 3

How to differentiate between Consistent and Inconsistent Phonological Disorder

Answer 3

Is production the same in Minimal Pairs?
Is it the same if minimal pairs are repeated?
If no, inconsistent PD

Question 4

what are the steps to consider when diagnosing

Answer 4

Consistent Sound errors
Stimulability
Motor prompts helpful
Worsening production in connected speech
Developmental errors only
Minimal pairs - production the same
Repeated minimal pairs - stay similar
Prosody altered

Question 5

symbol for “ow”

Answer 5

ɑʋ

Question 6

symbol for “oi”

Answer 6

ɔɪ

Question 7

symbol for “aw”

Answer 7

ɔ

Question 8

symbol for “aye”

Answer 8

eɪ

Question 9

symbol for “eye”

Answer 9

aɪ

Question 10

symbol for symbol for oo as in “foot”

Answer 10

ʋ

Question 11

symbol for vowel sound in “cute”

Answer 11

u

Question 12

symbol for vowel sound in “fur”

Answer 12

ɜ

Question 13

symbol for “oh”

Answer 13

oʋ

Question 14

symbol for “ear”

Answer 14

ɪə