
Heather Scott SLP
Speech-Language Pathologist
305 CENTER ST NEWTON MA, 02458About
Dr. Heather Scott is a speech language pathologist practicing in NEWTON, MA. Dr. Scott specializes in speech, language and swallowing disorders in patients. As a speech language pathologist, Dr. Scott 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. Scott 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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