Adults

 Voice disorders affect the quality, tone, loudness, pitch, and volume of the voice. Symptoms may include hoarseness, harsh quality, strangled quality, decreased breath support, or laryngitis. 

 Individual adult speech therapy is designed to provide one-on-one, goal-specific therapy based on the needs of the person. Session times can range from 30 to 60 minutes, depending on the individualized treatment plan. Caregivers are welcomed into the therapy sessions and will be included in the treatment plan for their loved ones. 

 Apraxia of speech is a motor speech disorder resulting in difficulty coordinating and sequencing the muscle movements necessary to say words. 

 Dysarthria is a motor speech disorder where the muscles of the mouth, face, and respiratory system may become weak, move slowly, or not move at all. Dysarthria impacts speech intelligibility and can be described as “slurring” of speech. 

 Stuttering affects the fluency of speech. It begins during childhood and, in some cases, lasts throughout life. Stuttering may include repetitions of words or parts of words, blocks, and prolongations. 

 Voice disorders affect the quality, tone, loudness, pitch, and volume of the voice. Symptoms may include hoarseness, harsh quality, strangled quality, decreased breath support, or laryngitis. 

LSVT Loud is a behavioral program designed to create sustained improvement in speech and voice function. It’s an evidence-based treatment that helps patients with speech problems increase their vocal loudness and ability to be understood.

The program trains people to use their voice at a more normal loudness level when speaking, whether they’re at home, at work, or in the wider community. It focuses on helping people adjust their perception of how loud or softly they’re speaking, so they can feel comfortable using a stronger voice at a louder level.

 Aphasia results from damage to the parts of the brain that contain language. Aphasia causes problems with any or all of the following: speaking, listening, reading, and writing. 

 Swallowing disorders can lead to medical complications and should be taken very seriously. Speech-Language Pathologists work to rehabilitate swallow function and provide diet modifications for the safety of swallowing.

Modified Barium Swallow Studies (MBS) evaluate the upper digestive tract. Our SLP’s will make appropriate referrals for follow up MBS studies for appropriate swallowing treatment management.

• Attention
• Memory deficits may result in difficulty with recalling daily events and new information
• Organization
• Orientation
• Poor problem solving skills
• Poor reasoning skills
• Social Communication (pragmatics)
• Poor awareness of deficits
• Slower processing of information
• Executive functioning (e.g., goal setting, planning, initiating, self-awareness, self-inhibiting, self-monitoring and evaluation, flexibility of thinking)
• Not being aware of one’s surroundings
• Difficulty concentrating
• Impulsivity