Speech & Language Therapy

Speech & Language Therapy involves the assessment and diagnosis of communication and feeding disorders. Speech Language Therapy should always include a thorough assessment and often intensive and individualized treatment.

Types of Speech & Language Disorders

Speech Sound Disorders

These are conditions that affect a child’s ability to produce sounds correctly, making them difficult to understand. This impacts their ability to communicate effectively.

  • Articulation Disorders

  • Phonological Disorders

  • Childhood Apraxia of Speech

  • Dysarthria

  • Motor Speech Disorders

  • Speech Sound Errors due to Cleft Palate

Language Disorders

Language disorders involve difficulties in understanding (receptive) or using (expressive) various spoken or written language concepts. These challenges may include trouble following directions, using correct grammar, developing sufficient vocabulary, answering questions, and effectively telling stories or sharing information.

  • Expressive & Receptive Language Disorders

  • Auditory Processing Disorders

  • Executive Functioning difficulties

  • Specific Language Impairment

  • Autism Spectrum Disorder

  • Intellectual Disability

Social Pragmatic Disorders

Social Pragmatic Disorders (SPDs) affect a child’s ability to communicate effectively in social situations. This may include difficulties with turn-taking in conversation, interpreting body language, humor, and tone of voice, maintaining appropriate personal space, and building or sustaining friendships. Children with SPDs may also struggle with perspective taking, show reduced intent to communicate, and have difficulties engaging in joint attention.

  • Reduced Prelinguistic Skills

  • Decreased Social Emotional Skills

  • Symbolic Play Deficits

  • Autism Spectrum Disorder

  • Lack of Functional Communication

  • ADHD

  • Language Processing Disorder