Services

Diagnostic and Therapy Services include:

Articulation –

Apraxia

Speech sound errors/Phonological pattern errors

Language –

Auditory Comprehension

Reading Comprehension

Verbal Language Expression

Written Language Expression

Executive Function Skills

Social Pragmatic Language – Addressed individually or in a small group of 2-3 peers

Alternative Communication (ACC)

Fluency –

Stuttering

Cluttering

Voice –

Gravelly voice due to vocal abuse (talking louder, making helicopter sounds, etc)

 

Clients served include those diagnosed with:

Autism Spectrum Disorders

ADD/ADHD

Cerebral Palsy

Down Syndrome

Traumatic Brain Injury

Typically developing students needing assistance with their articulation and/or language

Social Skills Programs

Social coaching – 1 to 1 therapy time with therapist to increase awareness of social thinking and social interactions.

Groups – 2 to 3 students per group for 45 minute sessions.  Groups are formed after an initial session with the therapist to assess your child’s strengths and needs and develop an individual treatment plan.  Ages are approximate, but groups may form with older students requiring Level 1 or 2 skills.

Level 1 (approximately 4-5 year olds)

Addresses: greeting, requesting, staying with the group, participating in joint play, asking/answering peer questions when prompted, giving compliments

Level 2 (approximately 6-8 years old)

Includes show and tell, short social skill teaching, joint turn taking play

Addresses: listening/speaking turn taking, negotiating preferred activities, asking and answering questions, giving compliments/appropriate comments

Level 3 (7-16 year olds paired with sames age peers with like social skills)

Includes 15-20 minute social skills discussion, executive function joint projects involving planning, organizing, working together with peers, problem solving, and planning of special activities 2-3 per year.

Programs used (along with materials created by this clinic):

Social Thinking programs by Michelle Garcia Winner

Simply Social 7 in School workbook, by Angie Neal