About our Speech and Language Pathology Services

Speech-Language Pathologists serve individuals, families, and groups from diverse linguistic and cultural backgrounds. Services are provided based on applying the best available research evidence, using expert clinical judgments, and considering clients' individual and familial preferences and values. The professional roles and activities in Speech-Language Pathology include clinical/educational services (diagnosis, assessment, planning, and treatment), prevention and advocacy, and education. Speech-Language Pathologists address typical and atypical communication and swallowing in the following areas:
 

• Written language disorders
  • Reading
  • Writing
  • Spelling

• Spoken language disorders
  • Articulation
  • Apraxia of speech
  • Dysarthria
  • Language comprehension and expression

• Pragmatics
  • Autism Spectrum Disorders
  • Social aspects of communication

• Voice
  • Phonation quality
  • Pitch
  • Loudness
  • Respiration

• Fluency
  • Stuttering and cluttering

• Cognition
  • Attention
  • Memory
  • Sequencing
  • Problem solving
  • Executive functioning

• Feeding and swallowing
  • Oral, pharyngeal, laryngeal, esophageal
  • Oral-motor function
  • Sensory issues focused on eat