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For Children & Families
We can improve you or your child’s speech, eating, nasal breathing and sleep by addressing the root cause…
Does your child breathe through their mouth?
Does your child (or your partner) audibly breathe or snore at night?
Does your child have dental issues like crooked teeth or frequent cavities?
Are there feeding difficulties? Gagging or choking on food?
Does your child have prolonged oral habits? Suck their thumb? Use a pacifier? Or chewing or sucking on objects?
What are Orofacial Myofunctional Disorders (OMDs)?
Orofacial Myofunctional Disorder can look like…
(Warren & Bishara, 2002; Warren, et al., 2005; Zardetto, Rodrigues & Stefani, 2002)
Feeding your baby can be a calm bonding experience, with the right support…
Difficulty breastfeeding or bottle feeding?
Difficulty starting solids?
Taking a long time to finish meals?
Does your child avoid certain textures? Or have difficulty trying new foods?
Frequent back arching when feeding?
Coughing, gagging, choking while eating?
Finding food left over in their mouth?
What are feeding and swallowing disorders?
Pediatric feeding disorder (PFD) is “impaired oral intake that is not age-appropriate and is associated with medical, nutritional, feeding skill, and/or psychosocial dysfunction” These difficulties can arise from various causes such as oral motor issues, sensory sensitivities, developmental delays, medical conditions, behavioral factors, or psychological factors.
Common Signs & Symptoms:
(Goday et al., 2019) (ASHA, 2024)
Boost your child’s confidence and full potential with specialized speech therapy services…
Do you have difficulty understanding what your child is saying?
Does your child grow frustrated trying to communicate their needs?
Has your child had persistent speech errors specifically for R, S, SH, CH, J sounds?
Or does your child produce T, D, N, or L between their teeth instead of behind their teeth?
What is a speech sound disorder?
Articulation disorders focus on errors (e.g., distortions and substitutions) in production of individual speech sounds. Phonological disorders focus on predictable, rule-based errors (e.g., fronting, stopping, and final consonant deletion) that affect more than one sound.
Possible signs and symptoms:
For Adults
Reclaim your voice and reconnect with family and friends through personalized aphasia therapy, designed to improve language skills and enhance quality of life…
Do you have difficulty finding words within conversation?
Do you have difficulty following others’ conversations?
Do you often use incorrect words or mix words up in conversation?
Do you struggle to form complete sentences or speak in short, fragmented phrases?
Are you having difficulty understanding or making errors when you read? Or write?
What is Aphasia?
Aphasia may also result from neurodegenerative disease, a stroke is the most common cause of aphasia, however head injuries, brain tumors, and neurological conditions. Aphasia is a language disorders that can involve varying degrees of impairment in one or all four primary areas:
Common Signs & Symptoms:
(NHS, 2021)
Enhance your memory and problem solving with individualized cognitive communication, dedicated to teaching strategies for clearer thinking to increase daily living skills
Do you have difficulty finding the right words in conversation?
Do you often repeat yourself or lose track of what you’re saying?
Do you struggle to understand complex instructions?
Do you have trouble remembering names, dates, or recent events?
Do you experience challenges with problem solving or decision making?
What are Cognitive Communication Disorders?
A cognitive communication deficit refers to difficulties in communication that arise from impairments like Alzheimer’s disease, dementia, brain tumors, stroke or traumatic brain injury. These deficits can affect various aspects of communication, including understanding, talking, social cues, attention, memory, problem-solving, and planning or organization.
Swallow safely and enjoy mealtime again, with dysphagia therapy, designed to enhance comfort and reduce the risk of possible complications…
Do you often experience difficulty swallowing food or liquids?
Do you feel like food is getting stuck in your throat or chest?
Do you have pain or discomfort while swallowing?
Do you have unexplained weight loss or dehydration?
What is Dysphagia?
Dysphagia is a medical term that refers to difficulty or discomfort in swallowing. It can occur at different stages of the swallowing process, including when moving food or liquid from the mouth to the throat (oral phase), when moving it through the throat (pharyngeal phase), or when it enters the esophagus (esophageal phase).
Common Signs & Symptoms:
Communication
Do you frequently find it difficult to articulate words clearly?
Have you noticed any stuttering or frequent pausings in your speech?
Have you been told that your speech is hard to understand?
Are you experiencing any slurring of words or slowing of speech?
Do you have a lisp? Have you noticed any consistent mispronunciations of sounds, more specifically “S” or “Z”?
What Speech Services Do You Offer?
Speech therapy for adults addresses a wide range of communication difficulties from neurological speech disorders like apraxia (difficulty planning movements for speech) or dysarthria (weakness or incoordination of speech) from stroke, TBI or other brain injuries.
Common Signs & Symptoms:
Strengthen you voice and improve communication, clarity and confidence in your speech
Have you experienced a decrease in volume in your voice? Have you noticed it’s harder to be understood in noisy environments
Have you noticed any changes in the pitch of your voice?
Has your voice become more monotone or facial expressions are more flat?
Are you having difficulty initiating conversation? Or experiencing any tremors in your voice?
What is Voice Therapy for Parkinson’s Disease?
Voice therapy for Parkinson’s disease (PD) is a specialized form of therapy aimed at improving voice quality, loudness, and overall communication for individuals affected by Parkinson’s-related voice changes. Parkinson’s disease can affect the muscles involved in speech production, leading to reduced vocal loudness, monotone speech, hoarseness, or difficulty with articulation.
Common Signs & Symptoms:
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