Speech therapists work with people across the lifespan, from babies to seniors. Individuals need speech therapy for support with:
• Feeding and swallowing
• Language expression (speaking or writing)
• Language comprehension (listening or reading)
• Articulation/speech sound production
• Phonology
• Phonological awareness
• Auditory processing
• Voice
• Pragmatics/social skills
• Executive functions
A person may need speech-language pathology services as a result of delayed development or secondary to other diagnoses that affect the skills listed above (e.g., Down Syndrome, traumatic brain injury, Autism Spectrum Disorder).