Can you fix your lisp as an adult?

It’s never too late to see a speech therapist as an adult. Some SLPs claim that with dedicated practice, a lisp may be corrected in as little as a couple of months. Depending on the underlying cause, treatment can take a bit longer, so consistency is key.

Why do I have a lisp as an adult?

What Causes My Lisp? A lisp will occur due to incorrect tongue placement. Your tongue can move in many directions so there are lots of variables that can create pronunciation mistakes.

How can I correct my lisp?

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When is it too late to correct a lisp?

While they are normal in early childhood development, if a child continues to have a lisp by the age of seven, you should seek professional assistance as the longer you wait to treat one, the harder they are to correct.

Can all lisps be fixed?

If speech therapy for your lisp didn’t work in the past, fret not; we can help you resolve your frontal or lateral lisp during adulthood. A lisp can be readily corrected at any age and in as quickly as three months.

Is having a lisp a bad thing?

No! It is never too late to work on remediating a sound deviation such as a lisp. Although a lisp is considered a relatively minor speech error, many adults feel that a lisp negatively impacts their professional or social life. This in turn can contribute to a decrease in confidence around social communication.

Are lisps permanent?

Lisps usually develop during childhood and often go away on their own. But some persist and require treatment.

Is there surgery to get rid of a lisp?

Lisps (L, S, H, Th, G, R, RR, F, W, Ch words and sounds) can easily be treated by a Dentist with laser surgery, which would take less than 10 to 15 minutes to complete, aka: Frenelectomy and /or Frenectomy. Healing time normally takes a few minutes or a few hours.

Is a lisp mental or physical?

Causes. Successful treatments have shown that causes are functional rather than physical: that is, most lisps are caused by errors in tongue placement or fatness of tongue within the mouth rather than caused by any injury or congenital deformity to the mouth.