How to Fix a Lateral Lisp Slushy S Speech Therapy

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I'm creating a short online course for anyone who wants help on their lisp recovery journey.

Lateral lisps are where the air flows out the sides of the mouth for "S" instead of straight out the front of the mouth.

The "S" and all the words with "S" like "sun", "sea" etc.. sound 'slushy' or 'wet' because there is too much air flow.

Sid from Ice Age has a lateral lisp if you want to hear what it sounds like.

I love shaping lateral "S" into a regular "S" sound because children (usually older) genuinely want to change this sound to improve confidence or because they don't want to use the slushy "S" sound anymore. The changes are initially slow as the child learns to say the "new sound" and then we move to a specific list of words with "S" so they keep building their confidence. Then we move to:

-2 words
-3 words
- short phrases
- sentences
-spontaneous speech

All while focusing and being aware of the new sound and tongue placement, over time it becomes the new habit and is automatic.

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[Khari]

I’m 30 and I’ve watched maybe 12 vids this week on lisp trying to fix it and This video helped so much, definitely one of the best videos on YouTube to fix a lisp. Thank you so much!

[jacryder]

so i went from a frontal lisp as a child, training myself out of that, and into a lateral lisp where i bite my tongue if i speak too quickly. today my acting peers said they didn't even know i had a lisp, so that's a huge win right there, but biting my tongue still hurts

[ReDzzyEdits]

im 16 and for the first time in my life, i experienced prounouncing the s correctly! Thank you soo much i'll be practicing this everyday i'm so exited!

[anonyme]

I put on braces a year ago and developed a lisp to the letter S so this is really a life saver since sometimes I get made fun of for it and I’ve stopped raising my hand in class or being a chatty person over it so so thank you🙏

[ZiyadSub]

im trying to fix my own lisp and im 15 years old not a child

[XBoxwolf]

I am 31 and I have a lisp, and I swear my speech pathologist never taught me this in elementary school, its has been years since I have had treatment.

[oaaosgenesis]

I’m 16 and you just cured my lisp I actually love you thankyou so much😭

[OasisMilo]

In 25 and hated my lisp all my life. I'm reporting back in a few months. I'm so stoked

[whatintarnation]

i feel like this method could fix anybody

[aridematos]

Thank you darling for taking your time helping with this!

[RunslikWind]

Wow this is great... 31 and that "T" sound strategy really makes it click that my s isnt coming out the front.

[LocaIDrugman]

You fixed my lisp of 15 years in like a hour, ily ._.

[JayPM]

Thank you so much for teaching how to speak you are amazing and I hope you get everything you wised for :)

[zonda]

I am 35, father of a son, but i am learning this for myself, not for my child

[arsenjudoka]

When i hear myself i feel like im mike Tyson 😂

[thegovernmentusa]

My problem is my S sounds like it does when you speak, it makes almost a whistle or a hiss. I had a jaw injury years ago and it changed the orientation of my teeth.

[smiley]

i had a lateral lisp up until 6th grade when my school speech therapist taught me this technique

[RiniDiamandis]

i'm 17 and i dont have this lisp but i think my S sounds are harsh

English is not my first language, but i can speak English without a scottish+british accent, it doesnt seem to bother other ppl bc they say i speak well and quite ~posh~ but it bothers me... esp when i hear myself in recordings. do you think you can do a video on this? how to soften this S sound and not sound so snakey?

[NekirWsgngr]

fixed my T lisp in 5 minutes thanks to your video definitely the most helpful one.

[MASSIVE_low_Taper_Fade]

I’m 14 and I like this technique. But I feel like when I use this sound to talk it sounds silly. Could you try to explain how to use this sound in a sentence? I feel like this might be a hard thing to explain so I’m sorry if it is