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SPEECH AND LANGUAGE

DEVELOPMENT

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IS SPEECH THERAPY RIGHT FOR ME OR ME CHILD?

  • If you have been referred by a doctor

  • There is a medical condition, which could impact communication abilities such as cleft lip, cleft palate, autism, hearing impaired, cerebral palsy, traumatic brain injury, stroke, etc.

  • A parent is concerned about speech and language development

  • A child is not talking or saying any words by 18 months old – research shows children who begin therapy programs before 3 years-old have better outcomes

  • Cognitive (thinking) or other developmental delays

  • Concerns about dysfluency (stuttering)

  • Respiratory (breathing) problems

  • Weak oral muscles, oral-motor difficulties

  • Swallowing disorders

  • Motor planning problems

  • There is any frustration with communication abilities

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