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Speech therapists are required to maintain detailed notes of evaluations and treatment sessions.

surgery, stroke, or injury. Speech therapists provide rehabilitation and therapy for individuals who are deaf or hard of hearing. Additionally, they give many people the ability to communicate in unconvention- al ways. These are called augmentative and alternative commu- nication (AAC) systems. AACs may include sign language or even different languages, so patients can communicate in some way. AACs are usually for individuals with severe expressive or language comprehension disorders, such as autism spectrum disorder or progressive neurological disorders. Because speech, language, and communication disorders

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Speech Pathologists & Audiologists