
Helen Skerritt
Speech-Language Pathologist
342 BIRNIE AVE SPRINGFIELD MA, 01107About
Dr. Helen Skerritt is a speech language pathologist practicing in SPRINGFIELD, MA. Dr. Skerritt specializes in speech, language and swallowing disorders in patients. As a speech language pathologist, Dr. Skerritt 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. Skerritt 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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