Laura Roberts SLP
Speech-Language Pathologist
2 MAIN ST FLORENCE MA, 01062About
Dr. Laura Roberts is a speech language pathologist practicing in Springfield, MA. Dr. Roberts specializes in speech, language and swallowing disorders in patients. As a speech language pathologist, Dr. Roberts 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. Roberts 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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