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Pediatric Speech Therapy

Pediatric speech therapy specializes in treating and caring for patients who are infants through adolescents. We treat conditions related to speech and language skills, social skills, feeding and swallowing. Our goal is to help children develop the necessary skills to communicate and thrive in their environment.

Your Child Might Need Occupational Therapy if You are Concerned About or if Your Child has Been Diagnosed with:

  • Expressive Language Disorder
    (Difficulty expressing wants and needs)
  • Receptive Language Disorder
    (Difficulty understanding words and directions)
  • Mixed Receptive-Expressive Delays
    (A varied combination of difficulties with both expressive and receptive language)
  • Developmental Disorders of Speech and Language
  • Stuttering
  • Articulation Disorder
    (Difficulty producing clear sounds/example: lisps)
  • Autism Spectrum Disorder
  • Down syndrome (Trisomy 21)
  • Cerebral Palsy
  • Other Genetic Disorders

maXum Therapy’s Approaches and Techniques Include

  • Speech sound production
    (example: articulation and phonological disorders and childhood apraxia of speech)
  • Language
    (example: receptive/expressive communication disorders and delays; pragmatic language {language use and social aspects of communication}; pre-linguistic communication {joint attention, gestures, imitation})
  • Augmentative and Alternative Communication
    (example: sign language, speech-generating electronic devices, picture communication systems)
  • Fluency
    (example: Stuttering)
  • Auditory Habilitation/Rehabilitation
    (example: Speech, language, communication, and listening skills impacted by hearing loss/deafness)
  • Feeding/Swallowing