Welcome to the Abby D. Speech & Swallow Center (formally The Speech and Swallow Center). The Abby D. Speech & Swallow Center is a full service speech, language and swallowing clinic that begins treatment with evaluation and diagnosis, provides therapy, and implements maintenance programs.

If you suspect you, a loved one, or your patient has a communication or swallowing disorder and would benefit from an assessment, please contact The Speech and Swallow Center for an appointment today.

What is A Speech-Language Pathologist?
A speech-language pathologist is the health-care professional educated and trained to evaluate and treat children and adults with speech, language, and swallowing problems.

Anything that impairs your ability to communicate limits your life, yet 14 million Americans have a speech or language problem, and many do not know that they can be helped.

If you stutter, have problems pronouncing certain sounds, or don’t always understand what people say to you, you could have a speech or language problem.

People of all ages have these problems. With proper treatment you can eliminate or minimize their impact. If you need to know more about speech and language problems, call a Speech-Language Pathologist.

What Services do Speech-Language Pathologists Provide?
Speech-Language Pathologists provide a variety of professional services aimed at helping people develop effective communication skills. These include:
• Helping people with articulation disorders to learn proper production of speech
sounds.
• Helping people who stutter to speak more fluently.
• Assisting people with voice disorders to improve their voice quality.
• Helping people with aphasia to relearn speech and language skills, including reading and writing
• Assisting people who have difficulty swallowing as a result of illness, surgery,
stroke or injury, utilizing electrical stimulation, oral/pharyngeal strengthening or compensatory strategies, diet modification, positioning
• Advising individuals and the community on ways to prevent speech and
language disorders.