Speech-language therapy includes the evaluation and treatment of speech, language, cognitive and feeding/swallowing skills. Although the terms speech and language are often used interchangeably, it is important to understand the difference between them.

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Speech is the physical production of sounds. It involves precise and coordinated muscle  movement of the lips, tongue, jaw, larynx, chest and abdomen.  Speech disorders include:

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• Articulation disorders

• Apraxia of speech

• Dysarthria

• Fluency disorders (including stuttering)

• Voice disorders

• Feeding/swallowing disorders including orofacial myofunctional disorders

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Language is a symbolic, rule governed system used to convey a message. Symbols can include spoken/written words or gestures, while the “rules” of language include appropriate use of syntax, semantics, phonology, morphology and pragmatics. Language disorders include:

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• Receptive language disorders

• Expressive language disorders

• Aphasia

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Although auditory processing disorder is considered an auditory disorder, language processing skills are usually affected and therefore targeted in evaluation and treatment.

Bodylink Speech Therapy provides comprehensive, individualized speech-language treatment for adults.

In addition to speech-language therapy, we also provide services to actors and professionals including:

• Accent modification

• Voice training

• Personal communication and public speaking coaching

If you have questions regarding speech-language treatment or professional speaking training, feel free to schedule a free 15 minute consultation or email us for further information.