Speech-Language Therapy
Speech and Language services are provided by a Speech-Language Pathologist (SLP). Our SLP provides individualized evaluation and treatment to children and adults to help improve their overall communication skills. We use a client/family-centred approach and evidence-based/ best practice interventions.
Speech and language assessment and/or treatment is offered to children and adults with
a wide variety of communication needs, including:
Speech Delays and Disorders
� Articulation/Phonology � the way we say our speech sounds
� Motor speech disorders � difficulty planning, coordinating or executing movements
needed to say our speech sounds
Language Delays and Disorders
� Infant/Toddler language development
� Expressive Language � difficulty using language
� Comprehension/Receptive Language � difficulty understanding language
� Pragmatic Language � social communication skills or the way we speak to each other
Fluency Disorders � stuttering
Voice and Resonance Disorders � Problems with the way the voice sounds, such as hoarseness
Pre-Literacy and Literacy Skills � Phonological awareness, decoding, reading comprehension,
writing
Augmentative & Alternative Communication (AAC) � Using alternate communication methods to supplement or replace verbal
speech or writing
Communication disorders related to other issues � e.g., hearing impairments, traumatic brain injury, stroke, autism spectrum disorders, developmental, intellectual or genetic disorders and neurological impairments.
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