Speech-language evaluations and intervention are provided for adults with a variety of communication needs. Typical disorder areas are listed below. Click on a category for more information.
Individual is non-verbal or speech is very limited or difficult to understand. Non-speech communication methods are needed for effective communication.
A variety of communication deficits. Those individuals may benefit from using alternative and augmentative communication systems.
Developing successful communication through a variety of modes while enhancing verbal skills to the highest level possible.
The Augmentative and Alternative Communication Support Group offers tips for alternative ways to communicate.
Using language to communicate. Limitations in gesturing, speaking, understanding, reading and writing.
Improving overall communication skills and compensating for long term difficulties.
The Let's Talk Again group offers therapy for stroke survivors.
Impaired communication due to altered thinking abilities. May include decreased attention and concentration, memory, organization, problem solving and abstract reasoning skills.
Improve thinking, reasoning, planning and memory skills related to communication. Teach strategies to compensate for long term deficits.
Difficulty with memory functions affecting independent living skills. Therapy would emphasize developing techniques to maintain functional memory skills.
Improve thinking, reasoning, planning and memory skills related to communication. Teach strategies to compensate for long term deficits.
Long term challenges with speaking, understanding information, reading and writing which may affect job performance and daily social interactions. Typical onset in childhood.
Develop language and communication skills and strategies to promote success in education, employment and social settings.
Speech sounds are unclear and hard for others to understand.
Facilitating clear speech development for effective communication.
Speech is difficult to understand.
Improving or maintaining clarity of speech. Augmentative communication systems can be implemented as needed.
Frequent disruptions in speech, such as repetitions of words or parts of words, prolongations of sounds, or complete blockages of sounds. Speech may be accompanied by physical tension or struggle.
Rapid and/or irregular speaking rate, excessive disfluencies, and often other symptoms such as language or phonological errors and attention deficits.
Genetically-influenced conditions that involve different neurological development in childhood. It is also possible to acquire stuttering or cluttering (e.g. after a brain injury, stroke, or reaction to medication).
Teaching the individual to communicate effectively and efficiently any time, any place and to anybody.
Voice sounds hoarse, harsh or unnatural; problems with pitch and loudness.
Improving voice quality and function. Assistive devices may be used if needed.