Speech Therapy
The best care for speech
Speech Therapy treats Speech, Cognition, Feeding and Swallowing Disorders
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Speech therapy focuses on receptive language, or the ability to understand words spoken to you, and expressive language, or the ability to use words to express yourself. It also deals with the mechanics of producing words. While many of our patients are children with developmental disorders, we also treat many adults who have suffered from a stroke, head injury or other diseases. Speech therapy services also include evaluation and treatment of feeding and swallowing concerns.
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Speech-Language Pathologist are dedicated to helping an adult or child improve his/her communication skills in all environments. Speech therapy sessions are designed to meet the unique needs of each individual. Toys, games, puzzles, books, flashcards, and other therapy materials are used to stimulate speech and language development during each treatment session.
Speech therapy services
We provide comprehensive care to each patient through an individualized program of therapy determined to meet the personal goals of the patient and family.
Services include:
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Evaluation and treatment of
Speech - Pediatric
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Articulation
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Childhood Apraxia of Speech
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Stuttering/Fluency
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Phonological Delay
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Voice (Vocal Cord Nodules)
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Hypernasality
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Hearing Loss
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Cleft Lip/Palate
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Cerebal Palsy
Language - Pediatric
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Expressive Language Delay
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Receptive Language Delay
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Pragmatics
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Alternative/Augmentative
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Auditory Processing Disorders
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Down Syndrome
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Autism Spectrum Disorders
Speech and Language - Adult
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Apraxia
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Dysarthria
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Aphasia
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Stuttering/Fluency
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Hearing Loss
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Stroke
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Multiple Sclerosis
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Parkinson's Disease
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Oral Motor
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Swallowing
Oral Motor
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Swallowing
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Feeding
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Oral Muscle Weakness
Who does speech therapy benefit?
Our speech-language pathologists will build a customized treatment plan based on the latest medical evidence available. We'll help you set goals for success and continually update your treatment plan as you improve your skills. More specifically:
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We can help you learn how to say speech sounds correctly.
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We can help develop proper control of the vocal and respiratory systems if you have a voice disorder.
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We assist individuals who stutter to increase their fluency.
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We help children with language disorders improve grammar, vocabulary and conversation skills.
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We assist individuals with aphasia to improve comprehension of speech and reading and production of spoken and written language.
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We help family members better understand disorders so they can provide the proper support for the patient to continue improving.
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We help patients with difficulty with problem solving and memory following a head injury, stroke or other neurological diagnosis.
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We evaluate the ability to swallow safely with video swallow studies.
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We make recommendations to help children and adults with swallowing difficulty receive nutrition safely.
Treatment for swallowing disorders - dysphagia
Speech-language pathologist also work with individuals with dysphagia or difficulty swallowing, such as an infant with difficulty tolerating feedings to an adult with difficulty swallowing after a stroke. If you or your loved one demonstrates any of the following signs of a swallowing difficulty, he/she could benefit from an evaluation by a speech-language pathologist:
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Coughing/choking during eating or drinking
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Pain during swallowing
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Unintentional weight loss
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Recurrent pneumonias and/or recurrent respiratory infections
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Feeling like food or drink gets “stuck” in your throat or chest
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Infants/Pediatrics
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Coughing/choking during meals/feedings
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Avoidance of certain textures
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Difficulty gaining weight or unintentional weight loss
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Difficulty breast or bottle feeding
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Recurrent pneumonias and/or recurrent respiratory infections
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Difficulty breathing during meals/feedings
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Color change, arched back, raised eyebrows or stretched hands during feeding
