Children

Speech-Language Therapists work with children with the following difficulties/disorders:

• Speech difficulties or delays
• Receptive language (language understanding) difficulties or delays
• Expressive language (language use) difficulties or delays
• Stuttering
• Voice difficulties
• Specific speech disorders (typically Developmental Verbal Dyspraxia or Childhood Apraxia of Speech, or speech difficulties associated with Hearing Impairment)
• Complex needs (e.g. children with Down Syndrome or Cerebral Palsy)
• Social communication difficulties (such as those associated with Autistic Spectrum Disorder)
• Feeding and/or swallowing difficulties
• Reading and writing difficulties

Adults

Speech-Language Therapists work with adults with the following difficulties/disorders:

• Speech difficulties following stroke
• Language difficulties following stroke
• Speech and/or language difficulties following a Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI)
• Voice difficulties (including those associated with disorders such as Parkinson’s Disease)
• Stuttering
• Swallowing difficulties
• Language and social communication difficulties associated with disorders such as Dementia
• Reading and writing difficulties following stroke or TBI

Many of these client or disorder groups are assessed and treated solely by a Speech-Language Therapist, while others may be assessed and treated as part of a health or education team. For information about Speech-Language Therapy services in your area, follow the link here.