What is Speech Therapy?
The Therapy We Provide
Speech-language pathologists (SLPs) work to prevent, assess, diagnose, and treat speech, language, social communication, cognitive-communication, and swallowing disorders in children and adults. We also provide augmentative and alternative communication (AAC) systems for individuals with severe expressive and/or language comprehension disorders, such as autism spectrum disorder or progressive neurological disorders.
Speech Disorders
Speech disorders occur when a person has difficulty producing speech sounds correctly or fluently (e.g., stuttering is a form of disfluency) or has problems with his or her voice or resonance.
Social Communication
Social communication disorders occur when a person has trouble with the social use of verbal and nonverbal communication. These disorders may include problems: (a) Communicating for social purposes (e.g., greeting, commenting, asking questions), (b) Talking in different ways to suit the listener and setting, and (c) Following rules for conversation and storytelling, such as taking turns in conversation, rephrasing when misunderstood, and using appropriate verbal and nonverbal cues.
Cognitive-Communication
Cognitive-communication disorders include problems organizing thoughts, paying attention, remembering, planning, and/or problem-solving. These disorders usually happen as a result of a stroke, traumatic brain injury, or dementia, although they can be congenitally present.
Swallowing
Swallowing disorders (dysphagia) are feeding and swallowing difficulties, which may follow an illness, surgery, stroke, or injury.
Language Disorders
Language disorders occur when a person has trouble understanding others (receptive language) or sharing thoughts, ideas, and feelings (expressive language). Language disorders may be spoken or written and may involve the form (phonology, morphology, syntax), content (semantics), and/or use (pragmatics) of language in functional and socially appropriate ways.
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