Mrs. Leslie Susanne Spencer M.S., CCC-SLP
Speech-Language Pathologist
508 WEST MAIN STREET HARTFORD AR, 72938About
Dr. Leslie Spencer is a speech language pathologist practicing in HARTFORD, AR. Dr. Spencer specializes in speech, language and swallowing disorders in patients. As a speech language pathologist, Dr. Spencer 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. Spencer 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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