Speech Therapist is the one who specializes in the evaluation and treatment of communication disorders and swallowing disorders.
Speech-Language Pathologists/ Speech Therapists work with kids who may present following issues.
- Infants with injuries due to complications at birth, feeding and swallowing difficulties, including dysphagia
- Genetic disorders that adversely affect speech, language and/or cognitive development including cleft palate, Down syndrome
- Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder
- Autism, including Asperger syndrome
- Developmental delay
- Feeding disorders, including oral motor deficits
- Cranial nerve damage
- Hearing loss
- Craniofacial anomalies that adversely affect speech, language and/or cognitive development
- Specific language impairment
- Specific difficulties in producing sounds, called articulation disorders,