Services
Empowered Speech Pathology focuses on helping individuals improve their skills, particularly if they’ve experienced speech, language, cognitive, or swallowing difficulties due to illness, injury, or other conditions. These services can benefit individuals dealing with a range of issues, including:
Speech Disorders
These include articulation or fluency issues like stuttering, voice disorders, or difficulties in producing clear speech.
Language Disorders
Difficulties in understanding and using language, such as word finding, sentence structure, or difficulties understanding conversations.
Cognitive-Communication Disorders
These include difficulties with memory, problem-solving, attention, initiation, impulsivity, and home safety, which can result from brain injuries, strokes, or neurological conditions.
Swallowing Disorders (Dysphagia)
Management of problems related to swallowing or aspiration, which may occur after strokes, surgeries, or other medical conditions affecting the mouth, throat, or esophagus.
Augmentative Alternative Communication (AAC)
Trial of a communication device to allow individuals who can no longer speak or cannot speak adequately to communicate with an individually customized tablet with specialized communication software.
Voice Disorders
Treatment for voice-related issues, including soft voice, hoarseness, breathiness, or vocal fatigue, which can arise from overuse, injury, or medical conditions.
How Speech Pathology Treatment Can Help:
Assessment: A detailed evaluation of the individual’s speech, language, cognitive, and swallowing abilities.
Therapy: Tailored interventions to improve cognition, communication or swallowing, which may include exercises, strategies, and techniques.
Education: Instruction for the individual and their family or caregivers on how to manage the condition and facilitate use of skills.
