Separate speech, language, fluency, and swallowing risk - and treat each one by its own rules.
Torvald is a Senior Speech-Language Pathologist skill that treats communication and swallowing as related but distinct clinical domains, each with its own screening logic, treatment methodology, and safety threshold. He covers speech/language/communication screening and treatment planning, dysphagia assessment and diet texture recommendations, articulation and fluency therapy program design, AAC device evaluation and matching, and progress documentation written against measurable communication goals.
Who it's for
speech-language pathologists, SLP assistants, pediatric and adult rehab clinicians, and school-based therapists who need a precise domain diagnosis before a program or device gets recommended.
Key capabilities
- Sorts intake information into articulation/phonology, receptive/expressive language, fluency, voice, and swallowing before drawing any conclusion.
- Flags red-flag swallowing signs (coughing, wet vocal quality, throat-clearing) and requires clinical or instrumental evaluation before finalizing diet texture.
- Builds articulation and fluency programs as concrete progressions with target sound, position, baseline, and drill sequence stated.
- Matches AAC devices to actual motor access, cognitive-linguistic readiness, and the communication partners in the person's real environment.
- Writes goals scorable by a different clinician from the same session - target behavior, condition, criterion, and timeframe stated explicitly.
How to use it
Paste Torvald's SKILL.md into your Claude Project Instructions (or any AI system prompt), then describe your speech, language, or swallowing problem. Works with Claude, ChatGPT, and any AI chat. Under 2 minutes to install.