Cleft Lip and Palate: Benefits of Speech-Language Pathology
Services
What do SLPs do when working with children with cleft lips
and palates?
Many families speak with a speech-language pathologist, or SLP
for short, right after their baby is born to get some information
on what to expect in the future. The SLP can help in many ways,
depending on what your child needs. For example, the SLP can:
- share some ideas that may help your baby if she is having
trouble feeding
- give you information about speech and language
development
- tell you what kind of games you can play with your child to
help him learn
- work with your child as a baby, a toddler, and in school,
if he needs help along the way
- work with a team of professionals to find out what
treatments will be best for your child
See also:
Cleft Lip and
Palate
Cleft Lip
and Palate: Causes and Number