ADULT SERVICES

 We offer full assessment, reporting and treatment in the following areas:

• Dysarthria (difficulty making sounds correctly and clearly with the tongue, lips and palate)
• Acquired Apraxia of Speech (difficulty planning tongue and lip movements for speech)
• Aphasia (difficulty speaking or understanding words)
• Primary Progressive Aphasia (difficulty speaking or understanding words as a result of dementia)
• Cognitive-communication disorders stemming from brain injury/ dementia (issues with memory, attention, planning and organizing that impact communication)
• Fluency/Stuttering (repetition of sounds/ parts or words and the resulting psychological impacts)
• Voice problems (vocal strain and misuse, persistent hoarseness, quiet voice)
• Professional and Business Communication (improving your word choice, clear idea expression and voice projection)
• Accent Reduction (modifying accents of non-native English speakers to improve intelligibility)
• Swallowing disorders (difficulties with coughing, choking or sense of sticking while eating/ drinking)
• Problems reading and writing after neurological change

Some typical medical diagnoses that we see at dialog speech therapy include, but are not limited to:

• Stroke
• Brain Injury
• Dementia
• Parkinson’s
• Multiple Sclerosis
• Cerebral Palsy
• Myotonic Dystrophy
• Stuttering/Fluency

The above include our most typical adult SLP services and populations, but there are many other communication issues that can arise that we can address. Please call to discuss your or your loved one’s concerns and what may be done about them.