Services
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PHONE CONSULTATION
A free, 20-minute consultation which can be completed over the phone or in person to discuss concerns, potential goals for therapy, and address questions you may have.
SCREENINGS
A free, 20-minute assessment, during which your child’s speech and language will be analyzed, as well as observation of play and social interactions to determine if a formal evaluation warranted or if development is at expected levels. Results will be discussed immediately following assessment.
SPEECH
+ LANGUAGE
EVALUATIONS
A comprehensive evaluation of speech and language to identify your child's strengths, uncover areas that may be targeted in therapeutic sessions, and provide you with a verbal and written report of findings.
ON-SITE
Services are rendered at our south Austin (Franklin Park) office.
VIRTUAL
Services are rendered remotely, using telecommunication and internet technology. Caregivers are required to be present for sessions.
conditions we treat
SPEECH SOUND DISORDERS
Organic speech sound disorders include those resulting from motor/neurological disorders, structural abnormalities, and sensory/perceptual disorders. Articulation disorders focus on errors (e.g., distortions and substitutions) in production of individual speech sounds.
PHONOLOGICAL DISORDERS (PD)
Functional speech sound disorders include those related to the linguistic aspects of speech production. PDs focus on predictable, rule-based errors (e.g., fronting, stopping, and final consonant deletion) that affect more than one sound.
RECEPTIVE LANGUAGE
Refers to the ability to understand nonverbal and nonverbal language. This includes the ability to understand meaning of words, concepts (eg. hot/cold, tall/short), body language, questions, and figurative language. Challenges with receptive language skills may present with difficulty following verbal directions, responding to one's own name, finding familiar objects, and turn-taking.
EXPRESSIVE LANGUAGE
Refers to the output or use of language. This includes using body language, single words, sentences, and conversations. Challenges with expressive language skills may present with sentences containing grammatical errors, delayed speaking, limited vocabulary, and regression with speaking.
SOCIAL LANGUAGE
Is how and why we use language to communicate to interact with other people. Social communication includes using language for different reasons (eg. requesting, protesting, informing, greeting), changing language for the listener or situation (eg. talking to a baby versus an adult), and following rules for conversations and storytelling (eg. balanced turn-taking in conversation).
EARLY LANGUAGE DELAY
Refers to a delay in language onset with no other diagnosed disabilities or developmental delays in other cognitive or motor domains (eg. no words by 16 months). You know your child best. You don’t have to wait and see if you think there might be a problem. And you don’t have to guess if your child will catch up.
FLUENCY
Refers to an interruption in the flow of speaking characterized by atypical rate, rhythm, and disfluencies. Challenges with fluency may also be accompanied by excessive tension, speaking avoidance, struggle behaviors, and secondary mannerisms (ASHA, n.d.)