speech pathologist
Treats communication disorders
A speech pathologist is a healthcare professional who diagnoses and treats disorders of speech, language, voice, and swallowing.
They work with children who have developmental delays, stroke patients relearning to speak, and people with stutters or lisps: The speech pathologist helped him regain his voice after surgery.
Also called speech therapist or speech-language pathologist.
Neurological language impairment
- dysarthriaMotor speech muscle disorder
- apraxiaVoluntary movement execution deficit
- dysphagiaMedical swallowing difficulty
- stutteringInvoluntary speech disfluency
lisp · dysphonia · cluttering · selective mutism · voice disorders · language delay · spasmodic dysphonia
Medical swallowing difficulty
- aspirationStrong desire for achievement
- NPOMedical fasting directive
- bolusChewed food mass
Small rounded protuberances
- polypsFixed aquatic invertebrates
- pitchFrequency of sound
- resonanceAmplified oscillation at natural frequency
- breathinessAudible air in voice
hoarseness · laryngoscopy · phonation · vocal strain · projection · vocal fatigue · singers · teachers
Study of speech sounds
- phonologyScience of language sounds
- consonantsLetters that aren't vowels
- vowelsLetters with unblocked airflow
- phonemesMinimal sound distinctions
syllables · manner of articulation · voicing · lip rounding · sound production · intelligibility · distortion
Prompt response to emerging problems
- developmental milestonesExpected stages of child progress
- babblingIncoherent or infantile speech
- first wordsInfant's earliest speech
- language acquisitionDeveloping communication ability
Healing after brain vessel incident
- traumatic brain injuryBrain damage from external force
- neuroplasticityBrain's self-rewiring ability
- laryngectomyExcision of vocal apparatus
- tracheostomySurgically created airway opening
Language-in-context study
- social skillsAbility to interact well
- turn-takingAlternating speaker roles
- nonverbal communicationWordless transmission of meaning
- sign languageVisual-gestural communication system
Formal evaluation of worth
- diagnosisIdentification of illness
- treatmentCare for an ailment
- interventionPurposeful involvement to change course
- therapy sessionScheduled psychological treatment meeting
caseload · documentation · treatment plan · progress notes · referral · screening · evaluation · baseline
aphasia
Neurological language impairment
- dysarthriaMotor speech muscle disorder
- apraxiaVoluntary movement execution deficit
- dysphagiaMedical swallowing difficulty
stuttering · lisp · dysphonia · cluttering · selective mutism · voice disorders · language delay · spasmodic dysphonia
dysphagia
Medical swallowing difficulty
- aspirationStrong desire for achievement
- NPOMedical fasting directive
- bolusChewed food mass
nodules
Small rounded protuberances
- polypsFixed aquatic invertebrates
- pitchFrequency of sound
- resonanceAmplified oscillation at natural frequency
breathiness · hoarseness · laryngoscopy · phonation · vocal strain · projection · vocal fatigue · singers · teachers
phonetics
Study of speech sounds
- phonologyScience of language sounds
- consonantsLetters that aren't vowels
- vowelsLetters with unblocked airflow
phonemes · syllables · manner of articulation · voicing · lip rounding · sound production · intelligibility · distortion
early intervention
Prompt response to emerging problems
- developmental milestonesExpected stages of child progress
- babblingIncoherent or infantile speech
- first wordsInfant's earliest speech
stroke recovery
Healing after brain vessel incident
- traumatic brain injuryBrain damage from external force
- neuroplasticityBrain's self-rewiring ability
- laryngectomyExcision of vocal apparatus
pragmatics
Language-in-context study
- social skillsAbility to interact well
- turn-takingAlternating speaker roles
- nonverbal communicationWordless transmission of meaning
sign language · conversation skills · inferencing · comprehension
assessment
Formal evaluation of worth
- diagnosisIdentification of illness
- treatmentCare for an ailment
- interventionPurposeful involvement to change course
therapy session · caseload · documentation · treatment plan · progress notes · referral · screening · evaluation · baseline · goals
- healthcare workersdoctor, nurse, surgeon, dentist, paramedic
- professionalsdoctor, nurse, lawyer, engineer, dentist
- professionsdoctor, lawyer, engineer, teacher, nurse
- voice professionalsvoice coach, vocal coach, voice actor, voice teacher, voice therapist
- deaf servicesASL, sign language, deaf community, interpreter, deaf culture
- language professionalslexicographer, translator, interpreter, editor, proofreader
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Mental disorder physician
neurologist · orthopedic surgeon · dentist · podiatrist · dermatologist
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