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Jocelyn Marie Casker
Speech-Language Pathologist
9700 GROSS POINT RD SKOKIE IL, 60076About
Dr. Jocelyn Casker is a speech language pathologist practicing in SKOKIE, IL. Dr. Casker specializes in speech, language and swallowing disorders in patients. As a speech language pathologist, Dr. Casker 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. Casker 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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