The Globe and Mail Jared Lindzon Published February 5, 2021 Laurentian University/Handout Job: Speech and language pathologist The role: Speech and language pathologists are responsible for identifying, preventing, intervening and assisting with a wide array of communication and swallowing disorders. According to Chantal Mayer-Crittenden, an associate professor of speech and language pathology at Laurentian University and chair of the board of the Ontario Association of Speech-Language Pathologists and Audiologist, practitioners work with patients of all ages. Story continues below advertisement “An infant with an intellectual delay, or Down syndrome, or who might eventually have autism, we will notice some delays early on,” she says. “The speech and language pathologist will work with families to try to prevent the disorder from becoming more serious.”