Advanced Independence provides speech therapy that is done by a specialist who is trained in the diagnosis and treatment of a variety of speech, voice, and language disorders.
We work with people who are unable to make speech sounds or cannot make them clearly including those who:
- Stutter
- Have fluency and rhythm problems
- Have inappropriate pitch
- Have harsh voice
- Have speech quality problems
Call us at 623-933-7080 to learn more about our speech therapy service.
Stuttering is the most widespread and obvious speech disorder that is often caused by anxiety while other speech disorders may come as a result of hearing loss, stroke, cerebral palsy, mental disability, or brain injury.
Speech therapists set up programs that include speech exercises to reduce speech disability and will enlist the aid of a psychologist or psychiatrist if needed.
They keep careful records of the evaluation and progress of patients and often develop and implement individualized treatment programs based on the inputs of physicians, psychiatric social workers, and psychologists.
Since speech disorders are usually related to neurological, psychological, and physical conditions, speech therapists are trained to work with a team that may include other healthcare specialists such as a neurologist and psychiatrist.
An important part of a speech therapist's work is providing counseling and support to individuals with speech disorders and their families and helping them cope with the stress associated with these problems.