Speech–language pathology

<p>Speech–language pathology, also known as speech and language pathology or logopedics, is a healthcare and academic discipline concerning the evaluation, treatment, and prevention of <a href="/facts/Communication_disorders/4PQQVnMf">communication disorders</a>, including <a href="/facts/Expressive_language_disorder/lXVGSheK">expressive</a> and <a href="/facts/Mixed_receptive-expressive_language_disorder/qjEDUsTm">mixed receptive-expressive language disorders</a>, <a href="/facts/List_of_voice_disorders/3zt2CEY8">voice disorders</a>, <a href="/facts/Speech_sound_disorder/KVsNxh8t">speech sound disorders</a>, <a href="/facts/Stuttering/smcUzSGB">speech disfluency</a>, <a href="/facts/Pragmatics/KkK08yyI">pragmatic</a> language impairments, and social communication difficulties, as well as <a href="/facts/Dysphagia/vgfd6FpV">swallowing</a> disorders across the lifespan. It is an <a href="/facts/Allied_health_profession/Jcp7hx1X">allied health profession</a> regulated by professional bodies including the <a href="/facts/American_Speech%25E2%2580%2593Language%25E2%2580%2593Hearing_Association/QgLcyC0n">American Speech-Language-Hearing Association</a> (ASHA) and  Speech Pathology Australia. The field of speech-language pathology is practiced by a <a href="/facts/Clinician/UpRwjNLz">clinician</a> known as a speech–language pathologist (SLP) or a speech and language therapist (SLT). SLPs also play an important role in the screening, diagnosis, and treatment of <a href="/facts/Autism_spectrum_disorder/bzouRyMI">autism spectrum disorder</a> (ASD),  often in collaboration with <a href="/facts/Pediatrician/hnkMfLeg">pediatricians</a> and <a href="/facts/Psychologist/J4l4QdX2">psychologists</a>. 
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Speech–language pathology