What is a Speech and Language Therapist?
A Speech and Language Therapist (SLT) (often referred to as an Speech-Language Pathologist (SLP), is a professionally qualified person who works with children and adults of all ages who have difficulties communicating or swallowing. Communication encompasses a very wide range of activities and therefore the roles of SLTs can be extremely varied, depending on the type of communication disorder. The following list of areas is not exhaustive as new roles for SLTs are constantly being developed. Child speech and language disorders and delays Stuttering in adults and children Strokes and the language impairments associated with them Degenenerative conditions such as Parkinson’s, Multiple Sclerosis, Dementia, etc. Rehabilitation of cognitive-linguistic deficits following head injury Learning difficulties and syndromes Voice problems in children and adults Rehabilitation of people with acquired hearing loss Habilitation of congenitally Deaf children Sign Language studies Cleft lip and palate
