What is Speech-Language Pathology?
Speech-language pathology is the study and treatment of human communication and its disorders. Speech-language pathologists work with the full range of human communication to evaluate, diagnose and treat speech, language and swallowing disorders in individuals of all ages, from infants to the elderly.
Who needs Speech-Language Pathology?
Young children, who may need support to develop their oral speech-language skills. If a young child is not developing according to typical age appropriate norms, they may benefit from speech-language therapy.
Older children in primary and secondary school, who may need help with organizational skills and need help with being able to be effective communicators.
Adults, who may need services for a variety of reasons, such as fluency, articulation errors or results of a stroke.
Older children in primary and secondary school, who may need help with organizational skills and need help with being able to be effective communicators.
Adults, who may need services for a variety of reasons, such as fluency, articulation errors or results of a stroke.
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Speech and Language Therapy
Reference American Speech- Language-Hearing Association Scope of Practice in Speech-Language Pathology (2016) Retrieved from http://www.asha.org/policy
- Speech Sound Production (Motor planning and execution , Articulation, Phonological)
- Fluency (Stuttering, Cluttering)
- Language (Spoken and written language (listening, processing, speaking, reading, writing, pragmatics)
- Cognition (Attention, Memory, Problem solving, Executive functioning)
- Voice (Phonation quality, Pitch, Loudness, Alaryngeal voice)
- Resonance, (Hypernasality, Hyponasality, Cul-de-sac resonance, Forward focus)
- Feeding and Swallowing (Oral phase, Pharyngeal phase, Esophageal phase, Atypical eating (e.g., food selectivity/refusal, negative physiologic response)