Speech pathologist working with child

At Kadlec, our Speech-Language Pathology team is made up of licensed professionals with extensive experience working with both children and adults, including those with disabilities.

Our team provides person-centered services that aim to support/improve functioning and communication. We use approaches and assistive technology driven by best practice and the most current research to evaluate and treat.

We specialize in the assessment and treatment of adults and children who have speech, language, voice, cognitive, swallowing, or hearing difficulties due to diagnoses such as:

  • Apraxia of Speech
  • Autism
  • Childhood feeding disorders and picky eating
  • Cleft lip/palate
  • Down’s Syndrome
  • Developmental delay (late talkers, learning disability, attention deficit/hyperactivity disorder, difficulty understanding your child or visa versa)
  • Hearing – cochlear implant, deaf-hard of hearing, auditory processing
  • Literacy disorders (difficulties with reading and writing)
  • Premature Birth
  • Speech sound articulation disorder
  • Stroke/aphasia
  • Stuttering
  • Swallowing difficulties
  • Tongue thrust
  • Vocal pathologies (nodules, tension, vocal fatigue, vocal cord dysfunction)
  • Head and Neck Cancer 
  • Brain fog (chemo brain or long COVID)
  • Concussion
  • Traumatic brain injury
  • Mild Cognitive impairment
  • Dementia
  • Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS)
  • Huntington’s Disease
  • Multiple Sclerosis (MS)
  • Parkinson’s Disease
  • Other neurological and degenerative diseases

Our skilled team provides:

  • Swallowing disorder evaluation and rehabilitation therapy including EStim
  • Swallow function videos
    • MBSS: Modified Barium Swallow Studies (kids and adults)
    • FEES: Fiberoptic Endoscopy Evaluation of Swallowing (adults only)
  • Speech and language screenings, consultations, and evaluations
  • Cognitive evaluation, rehab, and functional strategies
  • Voice evaluations and treatment
  • Oral feeding systems
  • Speech device (Augmentative/alternative communication system) evaluation, selection, and implementation
  • Aural (hearing loss) rehabilitation
  • Multi-disciplinary clinics for
    • High risk infancy
    • ALS
  • Group therapy options are available for pediatrics and adults including SPEAK OUT! Groups