Speech and Language Therapy

The Speech and Language Therapy is the professional who assumes responsibility for the prevention, evaluation, treatment and scientific study of disturbances in human communication.

The main objective of Speech and Language Therapy is to rehabilitate human language and communication this has been subjected to alterations or disturbances and to develop the means to re-establish interaction and communication.

Adults

  • Swallowing Difficulty (Dysphagia) assessment and management
  • Language Difficulty (Aphasia) assessment and management
  • Cognitive Communication Disorder assessment and management
  • Voice Disorders (Dysphonia) assessment and management
  • Speech Difficulty/disorders (Dysarthria and Apraxia of Speech) assessment and management.
  • Social Communication (pragmatic skills) assessment and management
  • Alternative and Augmentative Communication (AAC)
  • Caregiver Training

Below are conditions affecting adults that SLTs may provide intervention for:

  • Stroke (most common)
  • Traumatic Brain Injury or Spinal Cord Injury (eg: fall, car accident)
  • Motor Neuron Diseases (eg: Bulbar Palsy, Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis)
  • Neurodegenerative Diseases (eg: Dementia/Alzheimer’s Disease, Parkinson Disease)
  • Cancer (eg: Nasopharyngeal cancer, Lung cancer, Esophageal cancer)
  • Digestive Disorder (eg: Gastro-esophageal Reflux Disease)
  • Muscle Tension Dysphonia, Vocal Fold Paralysis or other voice problems
  • Other conditions affecting communication and swallowing

Paediatric

  • Language delay/disorder assessment and management
  • Speech delay/disorder assessment and management
  • Stuttering (Dysfluency)
  • Swallowing Difficulty (Paediatric Dysphagia)
  • Social Communication (pragmatic skills)
  • Alternative and Augmentative Communication (AAC)
  • Caregiver Training

Below are conditions affecting children that SLTs may provide intervention for:

  • Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD)
  • Attention Deficit Hyperactive Disorder (ADHD)
  • Hearing and/or visual Impairment
  • Cerebral Palsy (CP)
  • Cleft lip and/or palate, tongue tie (ankyloglossia) or other articulation disorders
  • Learning Difficulties (eg: Dyslexia)
  • Mental retardation, Global Developmental Delay (GDD)
  • Syndromes (eg: Down Syndrome, Angelman Syndrome)
  • Other conditions affecting communication and swallowing