Posts Tagged ‘VPI’

VPI vs. VPD?

Heard the term VPD (Velopharyngeal Dysfunction) and found out that it’s a more general term that includes VP incompetence, insufficiency…  Read below for more info if you’re interested! Mary Increasingly, speech scientists and surgeons have converted to using the term VPD in place of the older and more entrenched term VPI,[1, 2] which can be confusing because various authors use

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VPI Question

Hi everyone, I have a student who is almost 4 years old. He is bright and language has improved drastically this year, but sound production has been painfully slow. He has a lot of nasal emission in his speech as well, mostly on /s/ and /x/ and has kind of cul-de-sac sort of resonance. He still needs max cues for

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VPI info in Spanish

Hi everyone, I have been searching for info on Velopharyngeal Insufficiency in Spanish and on Cleft Palate. Let me know if you know of any resources. Here are a few that I have found so far. Disfunción del esfínter velofaríngeo y su tratamiento Fonoaudiologica Revista Digital I also have a call regarding obtaining a copy of the booklet below inspanish.Treatment

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