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SpeakSTRONG©

Find Your Voice

Speech Language Pathology for Parkinson Disease and Movement Disorders

Introducing SpeakSTRONG©

Personalized Speech Therapy Backed by Science and Research

SpeakSTRONG© offers speech therapy from Speech Language Pathologists, designed for you and your neurological movement disorder:

  • Parkinson disease

  • Parkinsonism

  • Progressive Supranuclear Palsy

  • Multiple System Atrophy

  • Essential Tremor

  • And more!

We are proud to serve clients in beautiful British Columbia, Canada

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Hello,
I’m Jasmine

BA, MSc, RSLP, SLP(C)

I'm a registered Speech Language Pathologist at SpeakSTRONG© with experience and advanced training in neurological movement disorders, including Parkinson disease. I'm here to help! Click to learn more about me.

Parkinson disease is the second most common neurodegenerative disease worldwide, and upwards of 90% diagnosed will develop communication and swallowing disorders.
SpeakSTRONG© is here to help.

We treat a variety of symptoms, including...
Articulation

Mumbling

Slurring or stumbling

Unclear enunciation

Speech Pace

Short rushes of speech

Pushing words together

Speaking too quickly or slowly

Volume

Soft or quiet voice

Unstable volume

Fading voice

Voice Quality

Hoarseness or raspiness

Voice strain

Breathiness or weakness

Monotone

Reduced voice enthusiasm

Less intonation

Sounding bored or flat

Trailing Off

Voice changing towards the end of sentences, phrases, and conversations

Inconsistency

Changes in symptoms and severity, sometimes occurring unpredictably

Word Finding

Words at the tip-of-your-tongue

Difficulty keeping up in conversations

Drooling

Too much saliva, which can impact speech, swallowing, comfort, and confidence

Dry Mouth

Too little saliva, which can also impact speech, swallowing, comfort, and confidence

Phlegm

Thick saliva build-up, which can fluctuate with drooling and dry mouth

Swallowing

Difficulty chewing, coughing, throat-clearing, choking, or feeling food caught in throat

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