OUR SERVICES
While we specialize in serving children with special needs,
we provide speech and language therapy for a variety of
communication disorders!
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LANGUAGE DISORDERS
Receptive Language Disorder:
A language disorder that makes it difficult to understand
language. A child may struggle with:
+ following directions
+ identifying items (e.g., pictures, objects)
Expressive Language Disorder:
A language disorder that affects your child's ability to use
language to express and share ideas, thoughts, feelings,
and other information. A child may have difficulty with:
+ naming items
+ answering questions
+ commenting
+ forming grammatically correct sentences
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Pragmatic Language (Social Communication) Disorder:
A language disorder that makes it hard to
communicate with others socially. A child may find it
difficult to:
+ understand and tell jokes
+ understand figurative language
+ engage in turn-taking during a conversation
+ maintain eye contact
+ make and keep friends
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SPEECH DISORDERS:
Articulation disorder: A disorder that makes it difficult
to produce speech sounds correctly.
+ Example: A child may substitute sounds, such
as saying "wabbit" instead of "rabbit"
Phonological processing disorder: A disorder that makes
it difficult to produce speech sound patterns accurately.
+ Example: A child may have difficulty producing sound clusters (e.g., "st"), such as saying "-top" instead of "stop"
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FLUENCY DISORDERS
Stuttering: A speech disorder that impacts how fluent a
person speaks. A child may:
+ prolong or stretch words (e.g., "sssssssstop")
+ repeat sounds/words/phrases
+ use interjections (e.g., "um")
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SOCIAL SKILLS GROUPS
We help children whose disability makes it difficult to navigate social situations by working with them and their peers in a group setting. Social skills groups incorporate fun, age appropriate activities to foster social language and social skills overall.
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ASSESSMENTS
We conduct comprehensive assessments to determine
whether or not your child may benefit from
speech/language therapy as well as to assess your child's
progress.
TREATMENT SESSIONS
+ sessions are provided in 30, 45 or 60-minute increments
+ structured parental involvement is permitted and encouraged!