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Mrs. Allison Elizabeth Meyrick
Speech-Language Pathologist
5838 CHARLES LN OAK FOREST IL, 60452About
Dr. Allison Meyrick is a speech language pathologist practicing in OAK FOREST, IL. Dr. Meyrick specializes in speech, language and swallowing disorders in patients. As a speech language pathologist, Dr. Meyrick 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. Meyrick 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.
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