Directory of top Speech-Language Pathologists in Athens, Tennessee, USA

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The directory of Speech-Language Pathologists in Athens, Tennessee was last updated 6/30/2024

Speech-Language Pathologists
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Classification: Speech-Language Pathologist

Description

The speech-language pathologist is the professional who engages in clinical services, prevention, advocacy, education, administration, and research in the areas of communication and swallowing across the life span from infancy through geriatrics. Speech-language pathologists address typical and atypical impairments and disorders related to communication and swallowing in the areas of speech sound production, resonance, voice, fluency, language (comprehension and expression), cognition, and feeding and swallowing.

Notes

Scope of Practice in Speech-Language Pathology, American Speech-Language-Hearing Association, 2013.