Find out more about Speech Language Pathologists
Early Intervention Agencies
Public and Private Schools
Private Practices
Higher Education Programs
Hospitals
Rehabilitation Facilities
Home Health Agencies
Early Intervention: Birth – 3 years old
Preschool: 3 – 4 years old
School-Aged: 5 – 18 years old (up 21 years old in some cases)
Adult: 18+
Speech Disorders
Childhood Apraxia of Speech ~ Speech Sound Disorders ~ Dysarthria ~ Cleft Lip/Palate ~ Orofacial Myofunctional Disorders
Language Disorders
Autism Spectrum Disorder ~ Intellectual Disability ~ Language Delay ~ L1/L2 Language Delay ~ Receptive and Expressive Language Disorders ~ Preschool Language Disorders ~ Auditory Processing Disorders ~ Language-Based Learning Disabilities (Reading, Spelling, and Writing)
Neurogenic Disorders
Parkinson’s Disease ~ Aphasia ~ Cerebral Palsy ~ Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis ~ Brain Injury
Voice and Voice Disorders
Nasality ~ Hoarseness ~ Pitch ~ Resonance
Fluency and Fluency Disorders
Stuttering ~ Cluttering
Hearing Disorders
Aural Rehabilitation ~ Cochlear Implants
Genetic Disorders
Down Syndrome ~ Fragile X ~ Angelman Syndrome
Additional areas of service:
Swallowing and Swallowing Disorders (Dysphagia)
Augmentative and Alternative Communication
Pre-literacy skills
Selective Mutism
Speech language pathologists (SLPs) work as part of a team that determines the need for evaluation and special education for students. When a teacher submits a referral for special education or a parent comes to the school asking for an evaluation, the special education team will review the information provided to decide whether an evaluation is necessary.
When the need for evaluation has been determined, the SLP will evaluate the student using a test selected based on the concerns of the team.
An Individual Education Plan (IEP) is a document created by team members to support the specific needs of the student that were identified during testing. An IEP not only describes how the student is functioning in the classroom, but also details the goals that the student will target during therapy.
Medically-based speech language pathologists are part of a carefully integrated medical staff and are responsible for completion of a wide variety of both instrumental and non instrumental diagnostic assessments. When physicians encounter patients with communication changes, cognitive impairment, or dysphagia (swallowing difficulty), SLP services are ordered. Once an SLP receives an order from a physician (MD, DO), nurse practitioner (NP), or physician’s assistant (PA-C), the SLP is responsible for completion of all required documentation including the final report, communication of recommendations to the ordering physician, and treatment of the above disorders. Treatment includes the development of a treatment plan, implementation of the treatment plan, completion of progress notes, and any required discharge information. Medical SLPs are also responsible for the education of the medical team with regard to improving the patient’s ability to understand and communicate their wants and needs, and with regard to safe swallowing and patient supervision during meals and medication administration by RNs.
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