Speech- Language pathologists, which are also known as speech therapists, diagnose, treat, assess, evaluate, analyze, and help to avoid communication and swallowing disorders in patients. Speech, dialect, and swallowing disorders result from an assortment of causes, for example, a stroke, cerebrum damage, hearing loss, developmental deferral, Parkinson's disease, a cleft palate or a mental imbalance. Speech-language pathologists are highly-educated professionals who have a minimum of a master’s degree in their field. As in any health-care related profession, S-LPs are required to study anatomy and physiology, but they also study neuroanatomy, genetics, human and language development, linguistics, psychology, acoustics and more, which is why they are qualified to evaluate, diagnose (restricted in some provinces/territories) and treat a broad range of delays and disorders. Speech-language pathologists can help with speech delays and disorders which include articulation and motor speech disorders, language delays and disorders such as expression and comprehension in oral and non- verbal contexts, fluency disorders such as stuttering. They also assist with swallowing and feeding disorders in adults, children, and infants and cognitive- communicative disorders which includes social communication skills along with communication and swallowing disorders related to other issues including hearing impairments, traumatic brain injury, dementia, intellectual or genetic disorders and neurological impairments. The environment where speech pathologists work varies. Some Speech- Language pathologists serve as consultants to other educators and professionals, supervise support…
