
Amy Mae Folk
Speech-Language Pathologist
6858 S PRINCE CIR LITTLETON CO, 80120About
Dr. Amy Folk is a speech language pathologist practicing in LITTLETON, CO. Dr. Folk specializes in speech, language and swallowing disorders in patients. As a speech language pathologist, Dr. Folk 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. Folk 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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