Ms. Gretchen Marie Olson
Speech-Language Pathologist
1308 WAUKEGAN RD GLENVIEW IL, 60025About
Dr. Gretchen Olson is a speech language pathologist practicing in GLENVIEW, IL. Dr. Olson specializes in speech, language and swallowing disorders in patients. As a speech language pathologist, Dr. Olson evaluates, diagnoses and treats patients with communication and swallowing troubles. These conditions may be due to developmental delay, brain injury, hearing loss, autism, stroke or other diseases and injuries. Dr. Olson helps patients make sounds and improve their voices through various methods. Speech language pathologists also work with patients to strengthen muscles used to speak and swallow, and work with individuals and families to help cope with their conditions.
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