3. The speech will become slurred when you have Lou Gehrig’s disease.
If you had perfect speech before, you will notice that it takes you longer to get your words out. In the early stages, a speech therapist may be able to help you. Even though, your speech has become slurred, people around you may be able to understand what you’re saying, especially someone who is around you all of the time. If you still have mobility in your hands, you can write down what you want to say.
In the beginning, the person may become frustrated because they know what they want to say, but it takes them longer to communicate. With compassionate people surrounding them, they will feel comfortable speaking even it’s slurred.
You shouldn’t try to rush the person with Lou Gehrig’s disease to speak because it’ll just make him or her more frustrated and not want to talk at all.