Social engagement refers to the active participation in social interactions, relationships, and activities.
Speech Pathology forDysphagia
Symptoms can include:
- Difficulty chewing or swallowing
- Choking on foods or liquids
- Coughing on food or liquid
- Frequently throat clearing during meals
- Slow to finish meals
- Food remaining in mouth or throat after eating.
Commonly occurs with stroke, dementia, traumatic brain injury, brain tumour and lifelong disability.
Symptoms
What we can help with
Cognitive Communication
Cognitive communication refers to the ability to use language and communication skills in conjunction with cognitive processes such as attention, memory, problem-solving, and reasoning.
Voice
A voice disorder refers to any condition that affects the quality, pitch, loudness, or resonance of a person’s voice, leading to difficulties in communication.
Stuttering
Stuttering, also known as stammering, is a speech disorder characterised by disruptions or interruptions in the normal flow of speech.
Language
Language difficulties include challenges individuals may face in understanding, producing, or using language effectively.
Motor Speech
Motor Speech disorders are characterized by difficulty moving the muscles needed for speech production due to weakness or reduced coordination.