Does my child need Speech-Language Therapy?
Children who could benefit from our services may display some of the following:
- Has difficulty sucking on bottle or breast
- Has difficulty drinking from the bottle or cup
- Does not tolerate a variety of food or textures
- Has difficulty chewing
- Drools excessively
- Drools from one side of the mouth more than the other
- Keeps mouth open frequently
- Screams and/or gestures to get wants or needs
- Is not saying “mama” or “dada” meaningfully
- Mispronounces words
- Has difficulty putting sentences together
- Has difficulty asking or answering questions
- Has difficulty following directions
- Is not reaching developmental milestones
- Does not play with toys appropriately
- Has difficulty understanding what they just read
- Has trouble interacting or keeping up with their peers
- Is unaware of safety precautions
Our Pediatric Th erapists have a passion for children, working to develop each child’s abilities.
Diagnoses and treatments include the following:
- Feeding/Oral Motor Di?culties
- Prematurity
- Developmental Delays
- Language Delay
- Autism Spectrum Disorder
- Sensory Processing Disorder
- Articulation/Phonological Disorders
- Reading Disorders (Dyslexia)
- Voice Disorders/Stuttering
- Genetic Syndromes
Speech-Language Pathologists promote speech/ language and feeding skills through:
- Breast/bottle feeding intervention
- Oral motor exercises
- Feeding intervention
- Respiratory control
- Early language development
- Language/speech development
- Articulation intervention
- Augmentative communication
- Social and Pragmatic interventions
Specialty programs include:
- NICU Consult/Intervention
- Beckman Oral Techniques
- Sensory and Behavioral
- Feeding Approaches
- Picture Exchange Communication
- Augmentative Communication
- Fluency Programs
- MORE Program
- Reading/Dyslexia Programs
