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Speech Therapy


Speech therapy benefits children who are not talking, not talking in complete sentences or are hard to understand as well as children who appear to stutter or have rough/hoarse voices.  If your child experiences any of the following then a speech evaluation may be needed:

  • Unclear articulation
  • Does not speak in complete sentences by an age you believe he/she should be speaking in full sentences
  • Uses “baby talk”
  • Does not follow directions
  • Does not know colors, numbers, etc. in comparison with his/her peers
  • Experiences difficulty getting along with other children in social/group situations
  • Has a rough/hoarse voice quality
  • Seems to be stuttering or experiencing difficulty getting words out
  • Has a hearing impairment

Specialty evaluations and interventions provided for the following areas:

  • Articulation and phonological disorders
  • Developmental speech delay
  • Oral motor skills
  • Swallowing and feeding deficits
  • Fluency (stuttering disorders)
  • Hearing disorders
  • Language disorders
  • Cognitive deficits
  • Voice  deficits
  • Autism Spectrum Disorders
  • Auditory Processing Disorders

 

What is speech/language therapy?

It is a specialty that focuses on the diagnosis and treatment of speech disorders. Therapy is implemented to increase the communication skills of an individual. Speech language pathologists work with both expressive (what a child says) and receptive (what a child understands) language skills.

What is a speech/language pathologist?

A speech-language pathologist is a professional who is trained in the assessment, diagnosis and treatment of a variety of communication disorders including speech, language, voice, fluency and swallowing. Practicing speech-language pathologists are required to obtain a masters degree from an accredited college or university in conjunction with the National Certificate of Clinical Competence (CCC). Communication disorders can be caused by a variety of factors which include, but are not limited to, brain injuries, neurological disorders, hearing loss, birth defects, physical impairments and mental retardation.

Speech Milestones

 

For more information, e-mail Debra Way at dway@astepaheadpt.com or Brittany Robertson at brobertson@astepaheadpt.com.