Speech-Language Therapy

ATG Speech-Language Therapy pathologists (SLPs) specialize in evaluating and treating a wide range of speech, language, swallowing, and cognitive communication impairments.

They actively help patients strengthen their skills, apply adaptive techniques to manage chronic or progressive conditions, and educate both patients and caregivers on strategies to enhance independence and quality of life.

By working closely with patients and their families, Adler Therapy Group SLPs develop tailored treatment plans that align with individual needs and goals, ensuring effective and personalized care.

PEDIATRIC & ADULT

Speech-Language Treatment Insights

Pediatric Speech-Language Therapy

Pediatric Speech-Language Therapy focuses on speech sound, receptive and expressive language, fluency/stuttering, and voice disorders. These disorders can occur with or without underlying diagnoses such as Autism, Down Syndrome, Cerebral Palsy, etc. We believe that every child deserves a voice, and we are able to provide access to a variety of Augmentative and Alternative Communication options as needed.

Therapists are trained to assess and treat childhood apraxia of speech (CAS).

Childhood Apraxia of Speech

At Adler Therapy Group, we take an active approach to helping children with Childhood Apraxia of Speech (CAS) overcome communication challenges. Our speech-language pathologists specialize in personalized treatment strategies that target the complex motor movements required for clear, confident speech. With tailored therapy, we empower children to strengthen their articulation and express themselves effectively, ensuring they build the foundational skills for lifelong communication success.

Adult Diagnoses Include:

  • Stroke
  • Spinal Cord Injury
  • Multiple Sclerosis
  • Traumatic Brain Injury
  • Parkinson’s Disease
  • Head and Neck Cancer
  • Dementia/Alzheimer’s
  • Concussions
  • Brain Tumors

  • Guillain-Barre Syndrome (GBS)

  • Cognitive Impairment

  • Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS)

  • Multiple Sclerosis (MS)

  • Voice Disorders

  • Spinal Muscular Atrophy (SMA)
  • Muscular Dystrophy
  • Huntington’s Disease
  • Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome (EDS)

Speech-Language Therapy Treatments Address:

ATG treats swallowing disorders, cognitive impairments, as well as speech difficulties.

Speech-Language Therapy pathologists work with patients and their families to tailor the treatment plan according to each individual’s needs and goals.

  • Voice
    A communication disorder resulting in variation in vocal quality, loudness, or pitch that impact’s the person’s ability to meet daily needs. It can be a result of a physical change to the vocal tract or arise from misuse of vocal subsystems.
  • Aphasia
    The loss of language which is typically caused by a brain injury (CVA, TBI, or tumor). Aphasia can impact talking, listening, writing, and reading.
  • Dysarthria
    A speech disorder that results in the slurring of speech. Dysarthria is typically related to respiratory, phonatory, resonance or articulatory weakness and may be a result of CVA, Parkinson’s
    Disease, or other acquired disorders.
  • Apraxia
    Difficulties with coordinating and sequencing sounds in words, resulting in speech sound disorders (often following CVA).
  • Cognition

    Difficulties with executive functioning, memory, attention, visuospatial     skills, and processing speed as a result of CVA, neurodegenerative

    disease, concussion, TBI, or encephalopathy.
  • Dysphagia

    A swallowing disorder which may be characterized by a variety of     symptoms including complaints of food feeling stuck in throat, coughing during meals with food or drink, loss of food/drink from mouth, or recurrent aspiration pneumonia.