Alan Brette Southard M.S. SLP
Speech-Language Pathologist
1400 MAIN AMHERST TX, 79312About
Dr. Alan Southard is a speech language pathologist practicing in AMHERST, TX. Dr. Southard specializes in speech, language and swallowing disorders in patients. As a speech language pathologist, Dr. Southard 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. Southard 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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