Mr. David Joseph Sheldon LICENSED SPEECH-LANG
Speech-Language Pathologist
51 BROOK PARK LN PARK FOREST IL, 60466About
Dr. David Sheldon is a speech language pathologist practicing in PARK FOREST, IL. Dr. Sheldon specializes in speech, language and swallowing disorders in patients. As a speech language pathologist, Dr. Sheldon 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. Sheldon 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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