Abbey Blanchette
Speech-Language Pathologist
4319 S LEE ST STE 300 BUFORD GA, 30518About
Dr. Abbey Blanchette is a speech language pathologist practicing in BUFORD, GA. Dr. Blanchette specializes in speech, language and swallowing disorders in patients. As a speech language pathologist, Dr. Blanchette 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. Blanchette 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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