Clients in therapy can use programs between sessions that not only present stimuli, but evaluate responses and give immediate feedback automatically.
Some experts say it is like providing glasses for the ears.
Computerized communication technology is being used to improve abilities of severely disabled individuals with little or no functional speech. Computers will also benefit collaborative research efforts through the rapid electronic exchange of information. Communication disorder professionals will not be displaced by the computer. Computers are simply tools that can bring innovative technologies to the fingertips of clinicians and practitioners and widen their choices of diagnostic and treatment procedures. THE JOB Speech-Language Pathologists and Audiologists evaluate, treat, and research communication disorders.