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Speech
Pathology
In the United
State, 42 million children and adults have a speech or
hearing problem. More than one million public school
students in special education programs are categorized as
having speech or language impairment. Communication
disorders are the most common disability in the United
States.
Speech Lanuage Pathologists (SLP) are specialist in human
communicatoin. They are professionals who diagnose, evaluate
and treat communication problems such as speech, language,
swallowing, and cognitive disorders. SLP's are also at the
forefront of research and prevention of these disorders.
Speech-Language Pathologists have masters and/or doctoral
degrees from colleges and universities accredited by the
American Speech-Language Association (ASHA).
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