Speech/Language Therapy Services
Speech therapy will help improve your child’s communication skills by learning
verbal and/or nonverbal skills. A speech therapist will engage your child in a
variety of auditory and verbal stimuli such as story books, picture cards,
interactive games, actual objects, etc. using different approaches and
techniques to improve language skills. A speech therapist can also teach the use
of an augmentative communication devices, Picture Exchange Communication
System (PECS), and American Sign Language. These devices and techniques can
improve communication by using pictures and symbols to ask and answer
questions when interacting with others. Some of the disorders that can be treated include:
Articulation/Phonology
Auditory Processing Disorder
Autism Spectrum Disorder
Childhood Apraxia of Speech
Expressive/Receptive Language Delay
Fluency Disorder (Stuttering)
Language-based Learning Disability (Dyslexia)
Social Pragmatic Communication Disorder