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Speech Sound Delays & Disorders
Speech intelligibility/clarity
Production of age-appropriate sounds and combinations
Motor planning and coordination for speech
Rhythm, rate, and prosody of connected speech
Strategies for fluent speech
Disorders Treated:
Articulation Delays and Disorders - frontal and lateral lisps, distorted sounds
Phonological Delays and Disorders- limited intelligibility, sound substitutions/ omissions/ additions, limited repertoire of sounds
Childhood Apraxia of Speech
Stuttering/fluency disorders
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Receptive and Expressive Language Delays & Disorders
Play skills
Multimodal communication including gesture, eye gaze, sign language, verbal language
Back-and-forth communication exchanges
Understanding speech and gestures
Vocabulary development
Combining words into phrases and sentences
Following directions
Asking and answering questions
Understanding and use of grammar and syntax: pronouns, plurals, possessives, negations, verb tenses, etc.
Retelling stories and using descriptive language
Disorders Treated:
Late Talkers
Receptive and Expressive Language Delays and Disorders
Specific Language Impairment
Autism Spectrum Disorder
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Feeding Therapy
Introduction of solids or progression to increasingly challenging/varied textures
Sensory processing
Motor planning for sucking, chewing, and/or swallowing
Picky eating
Parent Education
Disorders Treated:
Dysphagia
Picky Eating and Food Refusal
Oral Motor Skills (chew pattern, pocketing, lip closure, tongue movement, swallowing)
Muscle Weakness/ Discordination
Sensory Processing for Food Tolerance
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Alternative and Augmentative Communication
Highly individualized total communication approach using the modalities that best suite the client given their current communication skills
No, low, mid or high-tech communication systems (eye gaze, gesture, sign language, static visual support, picture based systems, Big Mac, Go Talk, Tobii Dynavox, Ipad apps, Proloquo2go, Touch Chat)
AAC device programming
Functional communication
Increasing spontaneous communication
Language and vocabulary development
Social interactions and conversational skills
Communication partner training
Planning for future communication modalities
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Social Skills
Social-emotional awareness and knowledge
Understanding of non-verbal communication and social cues
Ability to play games and engage in turn taking
Engagement in age appropriate conversations
Interpretation and use humor
Friendship building
Responding appropriately in social situations.
Managing conflicts and promoting problem solving skills
Disorders Treated:
Social/Pragmatic Language Disorders
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Parent & Caregiver Coaching
Strategies to help your child communicate
Specific prompting styles that suite the modality your child learns best with
Incorporating communication into everyday routines and activities
Understanding how to engage your child in back and forth communication exchanges
Managing mealtime and feeding challenges
Modeling and teaching play skills
Incorporating sensory motor strategies to support learning
Behavior management strategies