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Speech Therapy

Our speech therapists tailor to each child's individual needs, including focus on:​

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  • Improving sound production and articulation

  • Decreasing stuttering behaviors

  • Improving receptive/expressive language 

  • Improving swallowing patterns

  • Improving communication through the provision of augmentative and alternative communication (AAC) systems

  • Promoting age appropriate play skills

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RED FLAGS and cause for referral for speech & language development:

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  • Little sound play or babbling as infant

  • No babbling, pointing, or gesturing by 12 months

  • Poor verbal imitation skills by 12 months

  • No response to name by 15 months

  • No single words by 16 months

  • No response to directions or questions by 24 months

  • No spontaneous 2 word phrases by 27 months

  • Missed “language explosion” by 30 months

  • No eye contact or response to sounds

  • Limited number of consonant sounds or vowel distortions by 24 months: low intelligibility for toddler

    (24-36 months)

  • Small vocabulary for age: not much variety

  • ANY REGRESSION IN SPEECH, LANGUAGE, OR SOCIAL SKILLS AT ANY AGE

 

*Info from North Carolina Speech, Hearing & Language Association, 2013

For more information on speech milestones and when to refer,
click the PDF below!

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