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My 14 year old nephew does not speak very clearly, he either speaks to fast or sounds like he is laughing while speaking. Will speech therapy help him?
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Hi thanks for writing to Practo consult.  It depends upon what is the root cause of such speech. Any ways there is no harm in trying speech therapy
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