Catch

Speech-Language Pathology

Catch is a Speech-Language Pathology practice in Waipahu, HI with healthcare providers who have special training and skill in preventing, assessing, diagnosing, and treating speech, language, cognitive communication, and swallowing disorders arising from illness, injury, deficiency, or congenital birth defect. Speech-Language Pathologists at Catch perform testing, evaluation, and treatment of disorders relating to how patients form words, communicate, and process the speech of others. Speech-Language Pathology is a medical specialty that deals with disorders related to how patients form words, speak, and understand what others are saying to them. Significant diseases and conditions treated at Speech-Language Pathology practices include speech disorders like stuttering and dysarthia, language disorders like articulation and phonological processing disorders, social communication disorders, cognitive-communication disorders, voice disorders, and swallowing disorders that may arise from conditions like stroke, dementia, brain injury, multiple sclerosis (MS), Parkinson's disease, autism, hearing loss, or congenital birth defects. Medical tests, procedures and therapies provided by Speech-Language Pathology practices include speech and language assessment, hearing assessment, developing treatment plans based on assessment and test results, developing communications strategies for patients and caregivers, working with patients to achieve communication goals, and providing patient and parent education.

The speech-language pathologist is the professional who engages in clinical services, prevention, advocacy, education, administration, and research in the areas of communication and swallowing across the life span from infancy through geriatrics. Speech-language pathologists address typical and atypical impairments and disorders related to communication and swallowing in the areas of speech sound production, resonance, voice, fluency, language (comprehension and expression), cognition, and feeding and swallowing.

Assistive Technology Practice

Catch is an Assistive Technology Practice practice in Waipahu, HI with healthcare providers who have special training and skill in providing technology to help maintain and enhance the quality of life for patients with disabilities. Assistive Technology Practitioners at Catch perform assistive device instruction for patients with disabilities. Assistive Technology Practice is assessing patients' technology needs and prescribing and instructing patients on how to use assistive devices. Significant diseases and conditions treated at Assistive Technology Practice practices include sensory, learning, and physical disabilities. Medical tests, procedures and therapies provided by Assistive Technology Practice practices include screen readers, hearing aids, and wheelchairs.