Children Age 18 months - 18 years
Speech Sounds
- unclear speech
- articulation and phonology
- delayed speech due to ear infections
- phonological processes - patterns that young children use to simplify adult speech
- diffculties associated with diagnosis causing week oral musculature
Apraxia of Speech
- difficulty planning tongue and lip movements for speech production.
Orofacial Myology
- tongue thrust or abnormal swallow pattern
- low rest posture of the tongue
- open mouth posture
- poor lip seal
- mouth breathing
- muscle function therapy
Using Language
- stringing words together
- grammar
- vocabulary
- word finding
- producing sentences
- story telling
Child Fluency
Understanding Language
- listening skills
- following directions
- understanding linguistic concepts such as temporal concepts (e.g., before and after), location concepts (e.g., behind, in front)
- understanding categorization - how words are grouped together
Language for Learning, Reading and Literacy
Adults
Orofacial Myology
- tongue thrust or abnormal swallow pattern
- low rest posture of the tongue
- open mouth posture
- poor lip seal
- mouth breathing
- muscle function therapy
Sharon and Natalie work closely with parents and caregivers to develop an individualized treatment plan for each child.