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Speech Therapy – CCS Pediatric Therapy & Family Wellness

Speech Therapy

Pediatric Speech Therapy (ST)

As pediatric speech-language pathologists, we provide services across the domains of speech sound production, joint attention, play, language, fluency (stuttering), executive functioning, augmentative-alternative Communication (AAC), social communication, voice, and feeding. Therapy is individualized and meaningful, with a focus on family-centered goals and therapeutic targets to help the child progress in the clinic, at school, and at home. Children with the following difficulties may benefit from speech therapy services:

Speech sounds

  • Speech that is difficult to understand
  • Difficulty articulating speech sounds that are expected to be correctly pronounced at the child’s age

Language

  • “Late talkers”
  • Errors with word order, word meaning, word retrieval, or understanding of words
  • Difficulty answering wh- and comprehension questions
  • Difficulty following directions

Augmentative and Alternative Communication (AAC)

  • Minimal verbal communication
  • Verbal communication is difficult for others to understand
  • Use of communication device, hand signs, or picture exchange to communicate

Social Communication

  • Difficulty providing on-topic responses, asking follow-up questions, commenting and conversing about non-preferred topics
  • Difficulty interpreting facial expressions, body language, and social situations
  • Difficulty appropriately reacting to social problems
  • Difficulty engaging in a group
  • Difficulty understanding social nuances  
  • Difficulty initiating and maintaining friendships

Feeding 

  • Gagging, choking, or coughing while eating
  • Food and liquid spills out of the mouth while eating or drinking
  • Inadequate chewing and tongue movement 
  • Difficulty swallowing
  • Eats limited foods and brands of foods 

Joint attention/Play

  • Difficulty attending to and engaging with peers and adults
  • Difficulty engaging in shared play and turn-taking

Cognition

  • Difficulty managing symptoms post-traumatic brain injury
  • Difficulty completing assignments, planning, prioritizing, etc.

Voice/Resonance

  • Voice has atypical pitch, hoarseness, strain, or breathiness
  • Voice does not sound typical for a child’s age/gender
  • Voice is lost by the end of the day
  • Speech is too nasally/flowing through the nose
  • Speech sounds like the nose is plugged

Stuttering/Cluttering

  • Repetition of sounds or words (i.e. puh-puh-pancakes)
  • Sounds are prolonged (i.e. ssssssssssnake)
  • Words are difficult for the child to “get out” 
  • Rapid speech/ words blurring together

Get Started

Please contact us for further information or to discuss your child’s health with a dedicated therapist.
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