Sheila Butwill
Speech-Language Pathologist
6 HALF KING DR BURLINGTON CT, 06013About
Dr. Sheila Butwill is a speech language pathologist practicing in BURLINGTON, CT. Dr. Butwill specializes in speech, language and swallowing disorders in patients. As a speech language pathologist, Dr. Butwill 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. Butwill 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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