Mrs. Andrea Atchley Rives M.S., CCC-SLP
Speech-Language Pathologist
4500 I-55 NORTH JACKSON MS, 39211About
Dr. Andrea Rives is a speech language pathologist practicing in JACKSON, MS. Dr. Rives specializes in speech, language and swallowing disorders in patients. As a speech language pathologist, Dr. Rives 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. Rives 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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