George Dinkins Gaskin SLP-CCC
Speech-Language Pathologist
420 DEAN DR GARDENDALE AL, 35071About
Dr. George Gaskin is a speech language pathologist practicing in GARDENDALE, AL. Dr. Gaskin specializes in speech, language and swallowing disorders in patients. As a speech language pathologist, Dr. Gaskin 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. Gaskin 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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