Speech therapy is the evaluation, treatment and support of children with speech, language, social-communication and swallowing difficulties. Services are recommended based on each child as an individual as they have their own strengths and challenges.
Speech-language pathologists (SLP) treat children with a wide variety of disabilities, conditions and injuries that impact their communication and swallowing, specifically:
Expressive language (using language)
Receptive language (understanding language)
Speech sound disorders
Feeding/swallowing
Fluency (stuttering)
Motor speech disorders (apraxia of speech)
Literacy (reading skills and comprehension)
Augmentative and Alternative Communication (AAC)
Social communication/skills
Voice disorders
Oral motor strengthening and range of motion therapy (suck therapy)