Speech & Language Therapy
Speech and language therapy focuses on a child′s ability to communicate both verbally and non-verbally. Children communicate using a wide variety of means, from simple gestures to one to two word utterances to more complex skills such as those necessary to sustain a conversation. As children grow they learn to engage in social situations and read and respond to non-verbal gestures and body language. Speech and language pathologists emphasize receptive and expressive communication, articulation, social pragmatics, feeding, and oral-motor skills. At Pediatric Therapies, the speech and language pathologists are an integral part of our multi-disciplinary team so that language can be reinforced across all environments.
Our Speech and Language Therapists Address the Following Areas and Conditions:
- Receptive language delay
- Expressive language delay
- Pragmatic language delay
- Swallowing difficulties
- Feeding difficulties
- Oral-motor skill development
- Social skills delays
- Apraxia
- Reading/literacy difficulties
- Augmentative communication
- Articulation disorders
- Voice/fluency disorders
- Motor-based speech disorder
- Autism
- Developmental Delay
- Down Syndrome
- Cleft Lip/Palate
- Genetic disorders
Request Speech & Language Therapy Information
If you are interested in learning more about speech and language therapy you can request information or if you would like to speak with someone we welcome your questions by phone at 615-377-1623.