Speech Impairment Analysis

Judgments come in all types of forms. I had to deal with the cultural viewpoint of speech impairment. Communication is vital. Without that ability, due to the incapability to form certain words or produce certain sounds, I was subjected to ridicule and mockery. Civilians within our society will often correlate articulation with intelligence. This daily struggle of ignorance defined my adolescence.
I knew I was different; as I often struggled with many words, including relatively effortless and minuscule words like "girl" and "river". To help improve my speech, I attended speech therapy with mandated homework, fostering me to further stand out. I was that child with the extra class and the extra homework. Every student noticed and, tactlessly, questioned my work.

While my speech progressed through the years, certain social aspects declined. The diminution started in the fourth grade, when we …show more content…
This applied specifically to my grandmother who appeared to lack patience with me. I later realized the problem was in part due to her having a hearing impairment, making it difficult to understand my speech. Too young to understand, I never formed a bond with her. The innocent fourth grade competition worsened this circumstance. In fear of negativity, I avoided speaking to her. I dreaded the prospect of being a replayed, talking tape-recorder. Consequently, this ignorance was my deepest regret. With zero confidence, I was reluctant to launch a conversation in fear of her rejection. Correspondingly, my grandmother was simply too ill to initiate a simple conversation or maintain an undeveloped conversation. On the rare occasion I spoke, she either needed my mother to translate my poorly spoken words into coherence, or she would unintentionally disregard me. As a naïve child, I truly believed she disliked me. This truly hurt and further lowered my