LANGUAGE DISORDERS
A receptive language disorder is an impairment in the comprehension of a spoken, written, gestural and/or other symbol system. People with receptive language disorder often don’t understand what others are saying. They struggle with the meaning of language and may respond in ways that don’t make sense. These challenges are nonrelated to hearing loss or intelligence.
Expressive language disorder is a problem with communication. It makes it hard for people to share their thoughts or ideas, or show they understand what others are thinking or saying.
Oftentimes, people with expressive language disorder struggle to form sentences that make sense or may need extra time to answer questions or turn-take in conversations.
VOICE DISORDERS
Voice disorders affect a person's ability to speak normally and can be caused by many things including but not limited to: change in climate, neurological diseases, vocal abuse, and psychological trauma. These disorders can include laryngitis, paralyzed vocal cords, and a nerve problem that causes the vocal cords to spasm.
A voice disorder is present when an individual expresses concern about having an abnormal voice that does not meet daily needs—even if others do not perceive it as different or deviant (American Speech-Language-Hearing Association [ASHA], 1993; Colton & Casper, 2011; Stemple et al., 2010; Verdolini & Ramig, 2001).
Cognition
Cognition can cover a range of impairments in such areas as memory, attention, concentration, orientation, word retrieval, and executive functioning. Cognitive Disorders can range from mild to more advanced conditions such as Dementia. Cognitive speech therapy/Stimulation is essential when it comes to identifying the cognitive deficits and developing a custom personalized plan of treatment.
Cognitive therapy is a specialized branch of therapy that combines principals from both cognitive therapy and speech-language pathology with goals and objectives targeting helping our patients improve their cognitive abilities and regaining their independence centered around their daily activities and quality of life.
Dysphagia
Dysphagia is a patient’s difficulty or inability to swallow correctly. Oftentimes, Speech-Language Pathologist (SLPs) are the preferred providers for dysphagia serices. SLPs can assess, evaluate, diagnose and manage oral and pharyngeal dysphasia, and identify causes and symptoms of esophageal dysphagia.
SLPs can make referrals for esophageal dysphagia diagnosis and management. SLPs can interpret and apply results from medical imaging to create treatment plans and management. They can diagnose, and guide medical decision making regarding dysphagia treatment.