Speech therapists evaluate the way in which a child uses the muscles of their mouth for feeding and speaking. They evaluate a child's ability to communicate verbally and determine if modifications or alternatives are needed. Speech therapists work on speech intelligibility and language development. They are also involved in the fucntional aspects of communication.
We perform a detailed evalutaion to determine need for services, establish a baseline level of function, and aid in planning appropriate treament goals. In addition to traditional treatment techniques, we provide:
feeding evaluation and therapy
articulation therapy
language devlopment
social communication
evlaution and prescrition for augmentative communication devices
