Let’s celebrate what all of our Speech Language Pathologists do and answer some questions about Speech therapy!
๐ช๐ต๐ผ ๐ฝ๐ฟ๐ผ๐๐ถ๐ฑ๐ฒ๐ ๐๐ฝ๐ฒ๐ฒ๐ฐ๐ต ๐๐ต๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ฎ๐ฝ๐ ๐๐ฒ๐ฟ๐๐ถ๐ฐ๐ฒ๐?
Speech therapy services are provided by a licensed Speech Language Pathologist (SLP). An SLP works to develop a patient-centered plan to target specific needs demonstrated by the patient. The therapist works with the patient and family to determine skills that need to be improved to increase a personโs functional communication and quality of life. Speech Language Pathologists are skilled health care workers who use science and evidence-based practice to guide their interventions.
๐ช๐ต๐ฎ๐ ๐ฑ๐ถ๐ฎ๐ด๐ป๐ผ๐๐ฒ๐ ๐ฑ๐ผ๐ฒ๐ ๐๐ฝ๐ฒ๐ฒ๐ฐ๐ต ๐๐ต๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ฎ๐ฝ๐ ๐๐ฟ๐ฒ๐ฎ๐?
Speech therapy can benefit individuals with the following diagnoses:
- ย Developmental delay or disability
- Autism
- Feeding disorders
- Stroke
- Aphasia
- Language disorders
- Chromosomal abnormalities
- Speech delay
- Sensory processing disorder
- ADHD
- Brain injury
- Articulation (sound) disorders
- Stuttering
- Down syndrome
- Voice Disorders
- Memory deficits
- Deaf/Hard of hearing
*Diagnoses are not limited to the above list
๐ช๐ต๐ฒ๐ป ๐ฑ๐ผ๐ฒ๐ ๐ฎ๐ป ๐ถ๐ป๐ฑ๐ถ๐๐ถ๐ฑ๐๐ฎ๐น ๐ป๐ฒ๐ฒ๐ฑ ๐๐ฝ๐ฒ๐ฒ๐ฐ๐ต ๐๐ต๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ฎ๐ฝ๐?
Speech therapy services can help people across the lifespan from birth to death. Our services can help when an individual has been diagnosed with a new condition, had recent surgery, or is falling behind with developmental milestones. We can help people who are having trouble with eating and drinking, communicating functionally, excelling in school, hand a voice change, or any cognitive change impacting their daily life skills. A person may need speech therapy if they have safety concerns for being home alone or are unable to communicate with caregivers for wants and needs
๐ช๐ต๐ ๐ถ๐ ๐๐ฝ๐ฒ๐ฒ๐ฐ๐ต ๐๐ต๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ฎ๐ฝ๐ ๐ถ๐บ๐ฝ๐ผ๐ฟ๐๐ฎ๐ป๐?
Speech therapy is important so that an individual can live life to the fullest and have the best possible quality of life. Speech therapy allows individuals to do the things they want to and need to do in life as safely and as effectively as possible. Speech therapy helps people to build and maintain relationships with others. Speech therapy also helps people adapt to new situations, advocate for themselves and educate others about their conditions, all while promoting independence.
Help us celebrate – thank an SLP for all they do!
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