Speech therapy helps children with communication problems and speech disorders to improve their communication abilities. Our Speech-Language Pathologists (SLPs) or Speech-Language Pathology Assistants (SLPAs) are experts in treating many types of speech & language problems. These include problems with:

• Speech sounds
  How children say sounds and put sounds together into words; this is also called articulation or phonological disorders, apraxia of speech, or dysarthria.

• Language
  How well children understand what they hear or read and how we use words to tell others what they think.

• Receptive language
  How well children understand others.

• Expressive language
  How well children express their thoughts, ideas, and feelings to others.

• Literacy
  How well children read and write. Children with speech and language disorders may also have trouble reading, spelling, and writing.

• Social communication
  How well children follow social rules, like taking turns, how to talk to different people, or how close to stand to someone when talking; this is also called pragmatics.

• Voice
  How children’s voices sound. Children may sound hoarse, lose their voice easily, talk too loudly or through their noses, or be unable to make sounds.

• Fluency
  How well speech flows, also called stuttering. Someone who stutters may repeat sounds, like t-t-t-table, use “um” or “uh,” or pause a lot when talking. Many young children will go through a time when they stutter.

• Cognitive communication
  How well children’s minds work; this may involve problems with memory, attention, problem-solving, organization, and other thinking skills.

• Feeding and swallowing (only treated by Speech-Language Pathologists)
  How well children eat and swallow food and liquids. A swallowing disorder may lead to poor nutrition, weight loss, and other health problems; this is also called dysphagia.c