Adult Speech Therapy
Diagnoses Served
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Cognitive-Communication Impairment
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Dysphagia
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Dysarthria
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Aphasia
Approaches/Techniques Used
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Person-centered approaches
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Systematic Instruction
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Errorless Learning
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Spaced Retrieval
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Shaker exercise
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Expiratory Muscle Strength Training (EMST)
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Tongue-pressure resistance training
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Lee Silverman Voice Therapy - LOUD (LSVT)
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Life Participation Approach to Aphasia (LPAA)
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Semantic Feature Analysis Treatment (SFA)
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Response Elaboration Training
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Word Retrieval Cuing Strategies
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Script Training
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Augmentative & Alternative Communication (AAC)
deserves
Everyone
a voice.
Speech-Language Pathology
Cognitive-communication
Cognitive-communication includes word finding, attention, memory, executive functioning, and many more skills that allow us to perform activities of daily living.
Dysarthria
Dysarthria is an acquired motor speech disorder that can be characterized by low vocal volume, imprecise articulation, and slow or rapid rate of speech.
Dysphagia
Dysphagia is an acquired swallowing disorder characterized by difficulty chewing and/or swallowing. Untreated dysphagia can lead to aspiration, pneumonia, hospitalization, and even untimely death.
Aphasia
Aphasia is an acquired language disorder characterized by difficulty understanding and/or expressing language.
Some adults may be able to write and read despite difficulty verbally communicating.