Mrs. Lesley Gail Auten MS/CCC-SLP
Speech-Language Pathologist
1095 UNIVERSITY DR EDWARDSVILLE IL, 62025About
Dr. Lesley Auten is a speech language pathologist practicing in EDWARDSVILLE, IL. Dr. Auten specializes in speech, language and swallowing disorders in patients. As a speech language pathologist, Dr. Auten 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. Auten 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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