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Samantha Doka
Speech-Language Pathologist
Dr. Samantha Doka is a speech language pathologist practicing in Flushing, NY. Dr. Doka specializes in speech, language and swallowing disorders in patients. As a speech language pathologist, Dr. Doka evaluates, diagnoses and treats patients with communication and swallowing troubles. These conditions may be due to developmental delay, brain injury, hearing loss, autism, stroke or other diseases and injuries. Dr. Doka helps patients make sounds and improve their voices through various methods. Speech language pathologists also work with patients to strengthen muscles used to speak and swallow, and work with individuals and families to help cope with their conditions.
Samantha Doka
- Flushing, NY
- Accepting new patients
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What doctor should I take my child to for his stutter?
It might be a good idea to get a referral from the primary physician to go to a speech language pathologist and get an evaluation.
Why does my daughter get angry when she can't say words?
She may be frustrated because she is having trouble communicating her wants and needs.
Why do I stutter when I'm nervous?
There can be many reasons one stutters. Studies show there may be a genetic component to stuttering. It can also be due to tension. Likely when someone is nervous he/she may become READ MORE
There can be many reasons one stutters. Studies show there may be a genetic component to stuttering. It can also be due to tension. Likely when someone is nervous he/she may become tense which causes muscles used for speaking to also become tense which can lead to a stuttering. There are no definite or known reasons. Researchers are still working on this.
How can a speech pathologist help my son?
Speech-language pathologists (SLPs) work to prevent, assess, diagnose, and treat speech, language, social
communication, cognitive-communication, and swallowing disorders in READ MORE
Speech-language pathologists (SLPs) <http://www.asha.org/Students/Speech-Language-Pathologists/#careers> work to prevent, assess, diagnose, and treat speech, language, social
communication, cognitive-communication, and swallowing disorders in children and adults (ASHA). Your son would have to be evaluated and/or assessed by a speech-language pathologist to determine how he would be helped.
communication, cognitive-communication, and swallowing disorders in children and adults (ASHA). Your son would have to be evaluated and/or assessed by a speech-language pathologist to determine how he would be helped.
