Speech pathology
Speech pathologists help you communicate, or when you have trouble eating and drinking.
They help you when you have trouble understanding and talking with other others. They help with reading, spelling and using technology or other ways to communicate.
Speech pathologists also help people who have trouble swallowing, which can make eating and drinking difficult.
Who we care for
Our speech pathologists work with people of all ages to assist with difficulties in:
- speaking
- listening
- understanding language
- reading
- writing
- social skills
- stuttering
- using voice
- swallowing / feeding
We support adults with progressive neurological disorders or acquired communication and swallowing difficulties, such as those resulting from stroke or head injury.
What can you expect
A speech pathologist will complete an assessment in clinic and put together with you and your carer a treatment plan. This may require some practice at home between visits. They may also organise for further testing using special equipment to look at how you swallow food or liquids.