What is the difference between a Speech-Language Pathologist and a Speech-Language Therapist?
Speech-Language Pathologist is the official, fancy name for people in our profession. In everyday conversation, we tend to call ourselves therapists. After all, we provide therapy, not pathology. SLP stands for Speech-Language Pathologist. Q: Why do some Speech-Language Therapists have M.S. after their name and some have M.A. after their name? Which is better? A: It simply has to do with what school the therapist attended to receive their Masters degree. Some schools offer an M.S. and some offer a M.A., but the training programs are essentially the same. All of us need to pass the same national exam upon graduation, whether we are graduating with an M.S. or an M.A. Q: I am concerned about my toddlers speech, but the pediatrician says that boys are just slow and to wait until next years check-up. But Im uncomfortable waiting when I feel that my son is not developing communication the way he should. A: Pediatricians are specialists in medical health, and they can offer parents some good
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