Speech Therapy Services
Evaluations
In-person comprehensive assessment
Post-evaluation parent consultation to review results and recommendations
50-minute, one-on-one sessions
In-home therapy
Licensed and certified, speech-language pathologist (SLP)
Parent participation is encouraged to promote generalization and carryover
Session feedback to ensure parent understanding of progress and strategies
Therapy focuses on each child’s goals in a fun, interactive session
Therapy
Individualized Therapy Services
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Early intervention (EI) involves offering services and support to infants, toddlers, and their families when a child has, or is at risk of, a developmental delay, disability, or health issue that could impact their typical development and learning.
The goal of a speech therapist working with early intervention (EI) clients is to reduce the impact of a disability or delay by addressing the specific needs of young children in areas such as cognitive-communication skills, functional communication abilities, and social-emotional development.
Research supports early intervention services as soon as possible.
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Speech sound disorders is a broad term that encompasses various challenges related to the perception, motor production, or phonological representation of speech sounds and segments. This includes difficulties with the sound sequence rules that dictate allowable arrangements of speech sounds in a language.
Articulation disorders focus on errors (e.g., distortions and substitutions) in production of individual speech sounds such as a lisp.
Phonological disorders focus on predictable, rule-based errors (e.g., fronting, stopping, and final consonant deletion) that affect more than one sound. For example a child may substitute their "k" sounds for "t". Instead of saying "car" they may say "tar".
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A language disorder is impaired comprehension and/or use of spoken, written and/or other symbol systems. The disorder may involve (1) the form of language (phonology, morphology, syntax), (2) the content of language (semantics), and/or (3) the function of language in communication (pragmatics) in any combination.
A spoken language disorder can occur in isolation or in the presence of other conditions.
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Social communication disorder (SCD) is characterized by persistent difficulties with the use of verbal and nonverbal language for social purposes. Primary difficulties may be in social interaction, social understanding, pragmatics, language processing, or any combination of the above (Adams, 2005).
SCD may be a distinct diagnosis or may co-occur with other conditions.
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Orofacial myofunctional disorders (OMDs) are abnormal movement patterns of the face and mouth.
OMDS may interfere with normal growth and development of the muscles and bones of the face and mouth. OMDs may also interfere with how the muscles of the face and mouth are used for eating, talking, and breathing.
People who have an OMD may also have problems with talking, swallowing, and breathing through their nose. Some children push out their tongue when they talk, drink, or eat. This is called tongue thrusting or fronting, and it is one type of OMD.
Caregiver Coaching & Support
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During parent coaching sessions you will learn how to understand your child’s communication better and how to identify the things that interest them. You then learn how to use that knowledge during everyday moments with your child to encourage longer interactions, support your child’s understanding and social communication, and help both you and your child have more fun together.
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Orientation Session: You learn about the program and what to expect.
Pre-Program Consultation: You and your child meet with the SLP.
Attend a Series of Parent-Only Sessions: You attend eight interactive small group sessions, led by the SLP. In these sessions, you learn about social communication development, as well as how to use the program strategies with your child.
Individual Visits with You and Your Child: You participate in three personalized sessions with the SLP, that include a video-recording of you and your child interacting together, followed by discussion with and feedback from the SLP.
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Our SLP is trained in the Hanen More Than Words Program. This program is for autistic children and children who may benefit from social communication support. A speech-language pathologist can help you determine if the More Than Words Parent Coaching Program may be helpful for your child.