Our speech language-pathologists help meet the needs of children who have communication challenges, swallowing/feeding concerns, reading difficulties, and language delays. They go above and beyond to help their patients communicate through various treatment approaches and adaptive strategies. Our speech team values educating caregivers in order to work together to help their child meet their goals.
Pediatric Speech Therapy addresses the following areas through creative intervention, talk, and play:
- Language Delays/Disorders
- Oral Motor Skills
- Feeding/Swallowing Disorders
- Articulation Disorders
- Phonological Disorders
- Dyslexia
- Stuttering/Fluency
- Auditory Processing
- Social Skills/Pragmatics
- Augmentative and Alternative Communication (AAC)
- Voice
Feeding
Feeding therapy addresses oral motor, swallowing, sensory difficulties and/or food aversions related to interacting and consuming foods. Sessions include a variety of strategies and ideas to increase oral motor skills. Mealtime routines and caregiver education will be provided as needed to improve overall feelings around food. A variety of approaches are utilized and combined to provide an individualized approach for each child and family. The following specialized trainings may be utilized in your therapy sessions: SOS Approach to Feeding, Food Chaining, Sensory Motor Approach to Feeding, etc. The following concerns may be addressed in feeding therapy: food refusal, food selectivity, reduced or limited intake, g-tube feedings, dysphagia (swallowing difficulty), oral motor deficits, difficulty transitioning from bottle to solids, and/or mealtime tantrums.
Dyslexia
Dyslexia therapy addresses reading, spelling, comprehension, and phonological awareness skills. Treatment of dyslexia focuses on alphabet/letter knowledge, phonological awareness, sound-symbol correspondence, sight word knowledge, reading, spelling, and more! Intervention is provided in a one-on-one session with Orton-Gillingham based lessons, activities, and techniques. Dyslexia intervention equips kids with strategies and tools to help them achieve their academic goals and succeed in future endeavors.