Adult Speech Therapy

Question:

Can adults receive speech therapy?

Answer:

Yes! The scope of practice for speech-language pathology is vast and expands across the lifespan. Meaning; SLPs can provide treatment to people from birth to end of life.

Question:

Why would an adult need speech therapy?

Answer:

While some adults have suffered difficulty communicating since childhood, others may seek treatment following a medical event or diagnosis. Diagnoses may include, but are not limited to; stroke, traumatic brain injury (TBI), head/neck cancer, Parkinson’s disease, ALS, pneumonia, vocal cord nodules/polyps and multiple sclerosis (M.S.).

Question:

What can an SLP help an adult with?

Answer:

• Speech: quality and clarity of verbalizations

  • Apraxia, Dysarthria, Lisp, Fluency Disorders (stuttering/cluttering)

• Cognitive-Communication:

  • Memory, planning, organization, attention, problem solving

• Voice: sound and quality of vocalizations

  • volume, pitch, and resonance

  • vocal fold pathology; nodules/polyps

  • gender affirming

• Swallowing: safety and efficiency of food/liquid intake

  • aspiration/choking precautions, swallowing exercises to improve oral/pharyngeal function

• Language: expressive language (expressing thoughts and ideas) and receptive language (understanding others)

  • aphasia- Wernicke’s, Broca’s, Global, Anomia, Conduction, Transcortical Motor, Transcortical Sensory

Question:

How do I find a Speech-Language Pathologist that works with adults?

Answer:

If you are in the Buffalo/WNY area Back 2 You Speech Language Pathology can help!

Call today for your free consultation: 716-202-8616

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