Shilpa Deshpande

LANGUAGE ASSESSMENT IN ADULTS (APHASIA)

Assess client’s speech, language, and cognitive skills

Informal conversation and take language sample of client

Also conduct oral motor examination

Interviews with client and family and provide counseling on therapeutic management

Plan therapy program on areas required.

Train family members with home training strategies

ADULT SPEECH DISORDERS (DYSARTHRIA)

Assessment and management of individual’s neuromotor problems

Describe speech subsystems affected

Identify problem like swallowing, language, speech clarity and cognition.

Work on strength and movement of oro facial structures

Plan for improving speech intelligibility and work on cognitive abilities

SPEECH SOUND DISORDERS

Assessment of speech sound errors while speaking

Conduct orofacial examination and Screen oral motor functioning

Assessment of language comprehension and production

Articulation therapy is used for each of the error sound.

ASSESSMENT OF FLUENCY DISORDERS

Assessment of severity of stammering and identify associated secondary problems

Provide counseling to cope up with stress

Planning of fluency therapy program

Conduct individual and group sessions

SPEECH AND LANGUAGE ASSESSMENTS FOR CHILDREN

Analysis and management of slow speech and language development

Work with Autism spectrum disorders and provide training programs

Identify and help children with specific learning disability to overcome speech sound problems

Identify and provide support for children with language and communication problems

Work with different disorders like Down syndrome, mentally challenged, cerebral palsy, auditory verbal therapy for hearing impaired children

Provide training and education to caregivers.