common Areas of Practice
Speech Sound Disorders
Early Language Development
Speech Sound Disorders
Speech sound disorders, which can include challenges related to articulation, phonology, and motor speech disorders, are often prevalent in children with autism spectrum disorder. Therapy typically focuses on correcting sound production to improve speech clarity. Depending on your child's needs, various therapy approaches, including fluency therapy, may be applied. Additionally, incorporating a home practice component is often recommended to support early language development and encourage the generalization of skills, such as augmentative communication.
Fluency/Stuttering
Early Language Development
Speech Sound Disorders
We work with many children who stutter to increase their confidence in communication. Our therapy includes expanding knowledge about fluency therapy, fluency shaping strategies, and stuttering modification strategies. This approach is beneficial not only for children with speech sound disorders but also for those on the autism spectrum disorder, as it supports early language development and helps foster positive communication behaviors.
Early Language Development
Early Language Development
Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD)
Early language development plays a vital role in both receptive and expressive language skills, particularly for children, including those with autism spectrum disorder. These early skills are crucial as they help children articulate their wants and needs. For late talkers, incorporating augmentative communication strategies and seeking fluency therapy or speech therapy intervention can significantly support their speech development and address any potential speech sound disorders.
Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD)
Augmentative and Alternative Communication (AAC)
Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD)
We work with children diagnosed with autism spectrum disorder, using a neuro-diversity affirming and total communication approach to support early language development and enhance their communication skills in meaningful ways. Therapy may target expressive language, receptive language, gestalt language processing, the use of augmentative communication (AAC), joint attention, play skills, as well as fluency therapy and addressing speech sound disorders.
Augmentative and Alternative Communication (AAC)
Augmentative and Alternative Communication (AAC)
Augmentative and Alternative Communication (AAC)
Augmentative communication includes both low-tech and high-tech devices that play a crucial role in assisting individuals with communication difficulties, including those with autism spectrum disorder, to express themselves. Our clinicians can provide support in the introduction of a new AAC system or enhance existing systems to aid in early language development and fluency therapy, especially for those facing speech sound disorders.