What does a speech pathologist do?
Speech Pathologists diagnose, manage, treat, prevent and assess disorders of communication and swallowing. This can include: – Helping someone who has sustained brain damage in a car accident to learn to talk again – Helping a baby with a cleft palate learn to feed – Helping a child with autism to learn the rules of conversation, such as eye contact and turn taking – Helping a singer who has nodules to look after his/her voice – Helping a primary school student who has trouble with reading and writing – Helping someone with cerebral palsy to choose and use a communication aid – Helping a person with Parkinson’s Disease to learn techniques to swallow food and drink – Helping a high school student who stutters – Helping a child who says his/her ‘s’ as ‘th’. Speech Pathologists work in hospitals, rehab centres, aged care facilities, schools, special schools, kindergartens, early intervention centres, private practices, community health centres, clients’ homes, courtrooms, prisons, and any
