Services
Individualized screening, consultation, assessment and therapy for children and adults with a wide range of communication disorders including the following:
Articulation
Children should be using a variety of sounds in words and their speech should be 90% understandable by 3 years of age.
Language
From first words at age 1 to a vocabulary of at least 50 words by age 2 and then making short sentences by 2-3 years of age.
Fluency (stuttering):
Stuttering is characterized by abnormal stoppage (no sound) repetitions ("ma-ma-mommy") or prolongations ("mmmommy") of sounds or syllables witch may be accompanied by unusual facial or body movements. Developmental stuttering can start as early as 2 years of age.
Voice:
Children with chronic hoarseness, harsh vocal quality, reduced volume or altered pitch witch may be a result of vocal nodules or other vocal cord pathology.
Hearing:
Children with hearing loss can experience difficulties with speech, voice and language.
Reading:
Children having difficulty learning to read often have difficulty with phonological awareness skills such as segmenting speech sounds, rhyming, identifying sounds in words, and sound-letter awareness.
Stroke:
Adults may experience difficulties with understanding and using language following a stroke. They may also have swallowing problems witch require further instrumental exam (e.g. videofluoroscopy) or diet/texture modifications.
Head Injury
In addition to language related difficulties, patients with head injuries often have problems with memory, organization, and problem solving.
Neurological Diseases (e.g., Parkinson's, ALS):
These patients often require compensatory communication strategies or use of an alternative and/or augmentative device to assist with communication (ex. Picture Board or computer, voice amplifier).
Alzheimer's Disease and Related Dementias:
Help in the areas of orientation, memory, organization, verbal problem solving, abstract reasoning, writing and caregiver education/support.