Services

The Speech Pathology services include:

• Testing and diagnosing communication disorders in infants, children and adults. Services for children available locations, except main campus. 
• Working with adults and children who need speech-language services
• Selecting and implementing augmentative and alternative communication devices

Speech Pathologists assess the extent of communication disorders and recommend the appropriate treatment for clients with:

• Aphasia - A language impairment following injury to the brain. It affects comprehension, expression, reading and writing.
• Dysarthria - Slurred speech due to weakened oral musculature
• Dysphonia - Hoarse voice due to misuse of the vocal cords
• Dysfluency - Stuttering
• Dysphagia - Difficulty swallowing.
• Delayed speech or oral language development in children
• Cleft lip/palate, craniofacial abnormalities and other diseases/traumas affecting the facial parts necessary for speaking
• Voice impairments or loss
• Learning disabilities or communication disorders as a result of being mentally challenged
• Deaf or hard of hearing

Common medical conditions that cause speech, language or swallowing disorders:

• CVA (stroke)
• TBI (traumatic brain injury)
• Parkinson's disease
• Alzheimer's disease
• Vocal nodules
• Laryngectomy
• Head and neck cancer
• Autism
• Cerebral palsy
• Brain tumors
• Multiple Sclerosis