Services
Adult & Geriatric Speech and Language Therapy
Specializing in the treatment and evaluation of young adults to geriatrics with difficulties in one or more of the following areas:
Dysphagia/Swallowing
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Coughing during or right after meals
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Food or liquid remaining in the mouth after meals
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Poor lip closure
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Food or liquid spilling from the mouth
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Frequent drooling
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Complaints of food "sticking"
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Globus sensation, complaints of a "fullness" in the neck
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Complaints of pain when swallowing
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Wet or 'gurgly' sounding voice during or after meals
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Difficulty coordinating breathing and swallowing
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Recurrent pneumonia
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Extra effort/time needed to chew
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Changes in eating habits—specifically, avoidance of certain foods/drinks
Cognition
​Executive Functioning
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Memory
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Social Cognition
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Attention
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Language
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Visuospatial Skills
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an acquired selective impairment of language modalities and functions resulting from a focal brain lesion that affects the person’s communicative and social functioning, quality of life, and the quality of life of his or her relatives and caregivers
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a neurological disorder that affects the brain pathways involved in planning the sequence of movements involved in producing speech. The brain knows what it wants to say, but cannot properly plan and sequence the required speech sound movements.
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Speech that is characteristically slurred, slow, and difficult to understand. A person with dysarthria may also have problems controlling the pitch, loudness, rhythm, and voice qualities of his or her speech. Dysarthria is caused by paralysis, weakness, or inability to coordinate the muscles of the mouth.
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when voice quality, pitch, and loudness differ or are inappropriate for an individual's age, gender, cultural background, or geographic location
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Speech for Parkinsons: A certified provided in the Lee Silverman Voice Treatment (LSVT LOUD)
