Speech Therapy:
The Speech Therapist at Priority Rehab Works to help the patients and family achieve independence and safety required to participate in activities of daily living.
Speech therapy is when a certified practitioner, known as a speech-language pathologist (S-LP) works with an adult or child who has a communication difficulty such as spoken and written language issues, speech difficulties, stuttering, voice disorders, reading, and swallowing. SL-Ps help to identify the disorder(s), evaluate it, and provide treatment for it. Education regarding specific communication disorders, how we can help and what you as a parent or caregiver can do is an important focus of assessment and treatment.
The services provided Speech Therapist include identifying, diagnosing and treating adults and children with:
- Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder
- Cleft lip / palate and maxillofacial disorders
- Hearing Impairment for adults and children
- Language disorders for adults with aphasia or communication difficulties.
- Language disorders for children with specific language impairment, mental retardation, Down’s syndrome, Autism Spectrum disorder, learning disabilities and more.
- Neurogenic speech disorders
- Stammering/Cluttering
- Voice disorders
- Swallowing disorders
We not only treat patients with speech language and swallowing disorders, but also performs prevention and early intervention activities that include:
- Early identification and intervention services for communication and swallowing disorders.
- The clinic offers various training sessions exclusively for parents / caregivers; this also promotes in forming an active parent support group.
- Professional training of teachers on how to deal with students with communication deficits in daily activities.