Common Speech Conditions We Treat
South Shore Speech, Language and Swallowing Disorders, PLLC offers evaluations and therapy for children and adults with an array of disorders, including difficulty with speech, language, voice, communication, and swallowing.
All of the speech-language pathologists at South Shore Speech, Language and Swallowing Disorders, PLLC, are licensed with the state of New York and are members of the American Speech and Hearing Association (ASHA).
Common Diseases & Disorders
- Adult Language Disorders
- Aphasia
- Apraxia of Speech (Articulation) – Childhood and Adult
- Auditory Processing Disorder
- Autism and Autism Spectrum Disorder
- Child Language Disorders (Toddler – Adolescent)
- Cleft Lip and Cleft Palate
- Cognitive-Communication Disorders
- Dementia
- Dysarthria
- Dysphagia (Swallowing and Feeding Disorders) – (oral/pharyngeal/esophageal stage dysphagias, phagaphobia)
- Exercise Induced Vocal Cord Dysfunction
- Neurogenic Disorders (congenital/acquired)
- Parkinson’s
- Pediatric Dysphagia (From Birth) – (bottle feeding, breast feeding/nursing, picky eater, sensory eating difficulties, transitioning onto solids)
- Pragmatic Language Disorders
- Selective Mutism
- Speech Sound Development and Disorders in Children and Adults (Phonology)
- Stuttering/Stammering (Fluency)
- Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI)
- Voice and Voice Disorders – (contact ulcers, conversation dysphonia or aphonia, cysts, laryngitis, muscle tension dysphonia, nodule(s), paralysis/paresis, polyp, puberphonia (mutational falsetto) trauma, ventricular phonation and vocal fold bowing)
Specialized Therapy Techniques & Procedures
In addition to traditional therapies and diagnostics, the following innovative techniques and procedures are offered:
- Augmentative and Alternative Communication, (AAC)
- Delayed Auditory Feedback, (DAF)
- Flexible Endoscopic Evaluation of Swallow with Sensory Testing, (FEES/FEESST)
- LSVT Loud
- Modified Barium Swallow Study, (MBS)
- Myofunctional Therapy for Reverse Swallow
- PROMPT
- Respiratory Retraining for Exercise Induced Vocal Cord Dysfunction
- Sona Speech
- Vital Stim, (NMES)
Do you or a loved one have the above conditions? Schedule an appointment today to start therapy today, 631-669-7098.
Dysphagia Case Study
For more than three years following a stroke, Eugene Kruszewski, 79, was unable to eat solid foods. However with the help of a determined speech-language pathologist [...]
