Mrs. Leigh Justice Harmer SLP
Speech-Language Pathologist
1025 MAINE ST QUINCY IL, 62301About
Dr. Leigh Harmer is a speech language pathologist practicing in QUINCY, IL. Dr. Harmer specializes in speech, language and swallowing disorders in patients. As a speech language pathologist, Dr. Harmer 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. Harmer 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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