This service helps adults who have a speech, language, voice, or swallowing disorders.Speech-language pathology is for adults with a physical, emotional, neurological, or developmental problem that makes it harder for them to communicate and/or affects how well they swallow. Speech-language pathology can help people with the issues listed below:
- stroke/head injury
- dementia
- neurological conditions such as multiple sclerosis and Parkinson’s disease
- developmental delays
- other neurological / degenerative diseases such as ALS (Lou Gehrig’s disease)
- people who use their voice professionally (like teachers and lawyers)
The speech-language pathologist assesses the person to learn if they will benefit from treatment.
Treatment may include learning to:
- make sounds correctly / reduce stuttering
- understand and speak language more completely
- use the voice in a healthier way
- learn another way to communicate (through a communication board or other device)
- learn ways to make swallowing easier to prevent food from entering the airway or choking
- read or write after damage to the brain
The service also teaches learning strategies to help improve:
- thinking skills around communication (like memory, problem solving, and verbal reasoning)
- word finding
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