Ashley Zapata SLP
Speech-Language Pathologist
181 PATRICIA GENOVA DRIVE NEWINGTON CT, 06111About
Dr. Ashley Zapata is a speech language pathologist practicing in NEWINGTON, CT. Dr. Zapata specializes in speech, language and swallowing disorders in patients. As a speech language pathologist, Dr. Zapata 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. Zapata 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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