A speech language pathologist can help

• Speech Therapy
• Autism
  • Autism Symptoms
  • Communication Issues
  • Sensory Problems
  • Intellectual Disability
  • Social Impairment
  • Repetitive and Stereotyped Behaviors
  • Autism Related Disorders
  • Comprehensive Diagnostic Evaluation
  • How is ASD Treated?
  • Working With Your Child's School
• Public Speaking
• Tutoring
• Pre K Enrichment
• Reading & Literacy
• Feeding Therapy
  • How To Cope?
  • Try New Foods
  • Snack Ideas
  • Offer Variety
  • Start Small
  • Help Them Know
  • Follow A Schedule
  • Family Time
  • Kitchen Activities
  • Set An Example
  • Hand Washing
• Accent Reduction
• Child Study Team
  • Mission
  • Purpose
  • Team
  • Independant Evaluation Serivce
  • School Based Consultation Service

A speech-language pathologist is responsible for the diagnosis, prognosis, prescription, and remediation of speech, language, and swallowing disorders. A speech-language pathologist evaluates and treats children and adults who have difficulty speaking, listening, reading, writing, or swallowing. The overall objective of speech-language pathology services is to optimize individuals' ability to communicate and swallow, thereby improving quality of life.

Comprehensive Evaluation

Using evidenced based assessments together with a functional assessment, an evaluation may include the following areas:

Speech sound production

• Articulation
  
• Apraxia of speech
  
• Dysarthria
  
• Ataxia
  
• Dyskinesia
  

Resonance

• Hypernasality
  
• Hyponasality
  
• Cul-de-sac resonance
  
• Mixed resonance
  

Voice

• Phonation quality
  
• Pitch
  
• Loudness
  
• Respiration
  

Fluency

• Stuttering
  
• Cluttering
  

language (comprehension and expression)

• Literacy (reading, writing, spelling)
  
• Prelinguistic communication (e.g., joint attention, intentionality, phonology
  
• Morphology
  
• Syntax
  
• Semantics
  
• Pragmatics (language use, social aspects of communication)
  
• Communicative signaling)
  
• Paralinguistic communication
  

Cognition

• Attention
  
• Memory
  
• Sequencing
  
• Problem solving
  
• Executive functioning
  

Feeding and swallowing

• Oral, pharyngeal, laryngeal, esophageal
  
• Orofacial myology (including tongue thrust)
  
• Oral-motor functions
  

Intensive Speech-Language Therapy

Speech therapy is based on current speech therapy research and best practices. Sessions are individual sessions; however, occasionally there is a need to participate in small groups when working on social pragmatic language skills. Intensive speech therapy involves more direct time with the child or adult with fewer distractions, making progress accelerated. A wide variety of treatments are used to address each individuals need and learning style.

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