Speech and Language Therapists specialise in the assessment and management of communication and swallowing disorders. Speech Therapists provide a wide range of services beginning with an initial screening for communication and swallowing difficulties, followed by assessment, diagnosis, advice on management, intervention and treatment as well as follow up services.
Services provided include:
Speech: phonation, articulation, resonance, fluency & voice
Language: phonology, morphology, syntax, semantics and social aspects of communication including comprehension and expression in all modalities (oral, written and graphic); language processing; pre-literacy skills; phonological awareness
Feeding and swallowing difficulties
Cognitive aspects of communication: attention, memory, executive functions and problem solving