Leah Schwed
Speech-Language Pathologist
131 RUTGERS DR LAKEWOOD NJ, 08701About
Dr. Leah Schwed is a speech language pathologist practicing in LAKEWOOD, NJ. Dr. Schwed specializes in speech, language and swallowing disorders in patients. As a speech language pathologist, Dr. Schwed 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. Schwed 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.
Provider Details
Leah Schwed's Practice location
Leah Schwed's reviews
Write ReviewRecommended Articles
- What Is Dysarthria: Symptoms, Causes, Treatment, and More
What is dysarthria?Dysarthria is a speech disorder that is caused by weak, paralyzed, or damaged oral muscles. Those who have dysarthria usually have trouble speaking along with poor articulation, poor phonation, and poor respiration. Others may also have a hard time understanding people who have...
- Choosing the Right Education for Your Autistic Child
Autism spectrum disorder (ASD) can cause issues in crucial areas of development, such as social interaction, verbal and nonverbal communication, creative and imaginative play, and sensory processing.Children with ASD may have difficulty understanding and communicating their needs and wants to...
- What is Fetal Alcohol Syndrome?
Fetal alcohol syndrome refers to the birth defects that result from exposure to alcohol during pregnancy. Excessive consumption of alcohol during pregnancy may result in the child developing physical deformities, mental conditions, behavioral issues, and learning disorders. The symptoms of fetal...
- What Is Tay-Sachs Disease?
IntroductionTay-Sachs disease is a genetic disorder that affects the brain's nerve cells. Individuals who have this disorder lacks a type of protein that is needed to break down fatty substances in the brain. Without this protein, fatty substances accumulate in the brain to toxic levels, which...
- Raising a Child with Autism
Autism spectrum disorder (ASD), or autism, is a term used to describe a group of complex brain disorders in human beings. These disorders affect the social interaction of a person, verbal skills, nonverbal communication, and repetitive behaviors, along with any activity that needs a person to react...
- Treatment of Multiple Sclerosis
The following are some of the treatments of MS that focus on slowing the progression of the disease, speeding recovery from attacks, and managing symptoms.Treatments for MS Attacks...
Nearby Providers
- Mrs. Carol Krakower M.A. CCC-SLP1540 Highway 138 Wall Township NJ 07719
- Toby Oratz25 Rena Lane Lakewood NJ 08701
- Mrs. Naomi Panski1116 MONMOUTH AVE LAKEWOOD NJ 08701
- Rachelle Schorr SLP1400 PINE ST LAKEWOOD NJ 08701
- Cynthia Colonnona Toms River NJ 08755
- Ms. Carol Shaw M.S.C.C.C. SLP1166 RIVER AVE LAKEWOOD NJ 08701