SLPs: Who We Are
Speech-language pathologists (SLPs) are healthcare professionals with a focus on communication and feeding/swallowing. You know SLPs work with children, who cannot say certain sounds, but we can do so much more.
Around the “big nine,” there are also certain niches in which SLPs may specialize by receiving additional intensive training. An example of an area of expertise or a “niche” in our field is orofacial myology or myofunctional therapy. Orofacial myology is the study and treatment of facial structures relating to dentition (teeth), feeding/swallowing, speech, and overall health. The focus is on maximizing the function of the oral structures so that the muscles can work together more efficiently.
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