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Speech Language Therapy

A Speech & Language Pathologist treats speech delays, language/communicative disorders and swallowing/feeding difficulties.  A speech delay might be present when a child is not meeting typical developmental milestones pertaining to the production of speech sounds. A language/communicative disorder is present when a child is not meeting typical developmental milestones pertaining to the ability to understand and use language to protest, request or comment.  Our experienced Speech & Language Pathologists first begin by assessing the child’s current functioning level and then providing a treatment plan which incorporates existing goals in a child-centered family-oriented friendly environment. All of our clinicians work closely with the family as well as other disciplines (occupational and physical therapy) to gain a whole child perspective and to determine the optimum service needs for each child.


Our therapists are trained in:

  • Play-based speech/language therapy
  • Behavior Modification
  • Picture Exchange Communication Systems (PECS)
  • Oral-Motor therapy
  • Sensory Integration techniques
  • Augmentative and Alternative Communication (i.e. Dynovox)
  • PROMPT

Speech & Language Pathology services for children may include treatment for:

  • Receptive Language - what the child is able to understand, follow instructions
  • Expressive Language - what the child is able to say to others using gestures, words and/or sign language, sustaining a conversation or using language appropriately
  • Articulation & Phonology - what speech sounds the child can make and the child’s intelligibility
  • Oral Structures and Oral Motor Skills - the child’s capability for speaking and feeding purposes
  • Voice - the quality and appropriate volume and pitch of the child’s voice
  • Fluency - the child’s pace and flow of speech
  • Feeding - the child’s ability to consume different types of foods and different textures

Your child can benefit from speech therapy if he/she has:

  • Language delays (understanding or using the language to express needs/wants to comment)
  • Speech delays (production of sounds)
  • Articulation delays
  • Feeding difficulties
  • Oral motor delays (strength, range of motion of lips, tongue, jaw)
  • Stroke Neurological Problems
  • Developmental delays
  • Asperger’s Syndrome
  • Down Syndrome
  • Autism/PDD
  • Cerebral Palsy
  • Prematurity
  • Dysphagia
  • Hearing loss
  • Cochlear Implants
  • Stuttering
  • Vocal nodules
  • Brain injury

We offer multidisciplinary and specific discipline comprehensive evaluations if you have concerns pertaining to your child’s speech/language development.