Weisman Speech Pathologists have something to talk about! May is better speech and hearing month---so in honor of that Weisman Childrens team of Speech Pathologists are happy to share a little of what they do to help your children.... How can a speech-language pathologist help individuals with speech and language disorders? Treatment varies depending on the nature and severity of the problem, the age of the individual, and the individuals awareness of the problem. Speech-language pathologists select intervention approaches based on the highest quality of scientific evidence available in order to: · Help individuals with articulation disorders to learn how to say speech sounds correctly · Assist individuals with voice disorders to develop proper control of the vocal and respiratory systems for correct voice production · Assist individuals who stutter to increase their fluency · Help children with language disorders to improve language comprehension and production (e.g., grammar, vocabulary, and conversation, and story-telling skills) What else do speech-language pathologists do? In addition to working with children with speech and language disorders, speech-language pathologists also assess and treat: · Swallowing disorders - the inability to swallow correctly. · Cognitive-communication disorders - the impairment of cognitive processes including attention, memory, abstract reasoning, awareness, and executive functions (e.g., self-monitoring, planning and problem solving). · Auditory processing disorders - the inability to understand spoken language in the absence of a hearing problem. · Accent modification for individuals without communication disorders.
Posted on: Mon, 12 May 2014 14:52:20 +0000