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I can answer questions related to speech, language, cognition and swallowing/feeding disorders in the pediatric to adult population. I can answer questions related to congenital as well as acquired disorders. I cannot evaluate a person via the computer, however I can provide general information regarding a wide variety of speech/language/learning/cognition/swallowing deficits.
I have 18 yrs. of experience in pediatrics, adult and neonatal populations. I have worked in outpatient settings, acute hospital settings, intensive care, rehabilitation, home care, private practice, and skilled nursing facilities. I have worked with tracheostomy/ventilator dependent patients and medically complicated adults and children.
ASHA certified and state certified since 1990
Master of Science in Speech Language Pathology; B.S. in Communication Disorders
| User | Date | K | C | T | P | Comments |
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| Marissa | 11/13/09 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | Thank you so much for your quick ..... |
| Jennifer | 11/13/09 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 10 | Thank You. |
| Mimi | 11/03/09 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 10 | |
| gina | 10/01/09 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | |
| Maggie | 09/04/09 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 |
Thanks for the follow up. I definitely recommend that he have a full evaluation. I know that you really want this to be something he may grow out of and that you really want it to be a reaction to everything
Hi Marissa. I have not personally evaluated your daughter so I am not certain about her exact skill level. However, based on what you have provided, it sounds like she's got some great age appropriate
Hi Jennifer. Thank you for your email and information. As I have not personally met your son and cannot assess his skills I cannot determine from the information written as to whether your son's disfluency
Hi Kylie. thank you for your question. I recommend that you contact your school to request the school speech pathologist assess him. Provide the information that you have provided me. It may be that
Hi Yvonne. Unfortunately because I have not met this child personally or have enough information about his background, I cannot answer your question. My initial response is to have his hearing assessed
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