Services
What is Speech Language Therapy?
A speech-language therapist (SLT) is a highly trained professional who evaluates and treats children and adults who have difficulty with speech or language. Although people often think of speech and language as the same thing, the terms actually have very different meanings. An SLT also evaluates and treats children and adults who have difficulty swallowing food or liquid.
Speech disorders occur when a person has difficulty producing speech sounds correctly or fluently or has problems with his or her voice.
Language disorders occur when a person has trouble understanding others (receptive language) or sharing thoughts, ideas and feelings (expressive language)
Swallowing disorders (dysphagia) are feeding and swallowing difficulties, which may follow an illness, surgery, stroke or injury.
SLTs work in neonatal intensive care units (NICUs) and have one of the most challenging roles as they are trained to provide developmentally supportive care and help infants transition to oral feeding.
Conditions We Treat:
– Feeding
– Sucking
- Speech and language delays
- Congenital disorders (cerebral palsy, Down Syndrome)
- Autism
- Cleft lip and palate
- Stuttering
- Voice disorders
- Language Learning Disability
- Tracheostomy
- Feeding and Swallowing
- Speech and language delays
- Congenital disorders (cerebral palsy, Down Syndrome)
- Autism
- Cleft lip and palate
- Stuttering
- Voice disorders
- Language Learning Disability
- Tracheostomy
- Feeding and Swallowing
- Stuttering
- Tracheostomy
- Swallowing Disorders