People may think that speech therapy is easy, but it is difficult unless you have great knowledge. People get really overwhelmed when they find out what skills and courses are taken to become a speech-language pathologist. When people see the salary, their eyes light up. It is confirmed that speech pathology is such a difficult career that most people do not specialize in it. A speech therapist helps patients with speech disorders, language, communication and swallowing disorders, as well as cleft palate and cleft lip defects. Speech disorders are a type of communication disorder in which normal speech is disrupted. This is usually seen when people stutter or lisp, sometimes these obstacles leave people speechless. Swallowing disorders or (dysphagia) involve the lack of muscle movement or coordinated muscle movement or sequence that helps with swallowing or speaking. Cleft palate and cleft palate treat birth defects that occur when a baby's lip or mouth does not form properly during pregnancy. Cleft problems lead to problems forming words or trying to pronounce a word, as well as eating. To become a speech-language pathologist, students must complete courses such as linguistics, biology, anatomy, physical sciences, social behavioral sciences, phonetics, human development, mathematics, semantics, and speech sciences and disorders. communication are available in an undergraduate program. To become a speech-language pathologist, people must pass clinical exams and earn an advanced degree. There is a movement that now requires a doctrine to run your own business or to have other avenues of speech to work under you. Places where a speech therapist can work include: any type of school, hospitals, health services, adult daycares, rehabilitation centers or they can start their own bu...... middle of paper......finish to see the changes with someone who overcome such a problem without being able to speak. Works Cited "College of Health Rehabilitation Sciences Sargent College RSS. Np, nd Web. April 27, 2014." Autism spectrum disorders across the lifespan. "Knowledge and skills required by speech-language pathologists for the diagnosis, assessment and treatment of autism spectrum disorders across the lifespan. Np, nd Web. April 3, 2014." Master of Science in Speech-Language Pathology (2-year program). College of Health and Rehabilitation Sciences: Sargent College. Boston University. “Speech-language pathology education and training requirements.” » Education portal. Np, and Web. 03 k April 2014. “What is the salary of a speech therapist? " Work. Np, and Web. April 27. 2014.