Specialties & Services

Speech sound or articulation disorders occur when children continue to have difficulty producing sounds that are expected at a certain age. This can lead to reduced intelligibility of speech, which leads to frustration.

Receptive language is the ability to understand auditory messages (verbal language). If your child has difficulty following directions or understanding vocabulary, receptive language may be something to assess.

​Many different things can lead to voice-therapy problems for children, such as frequent shouting and poor vocal hygiene. If a voice is rough or a child runs out of air when he or she is speaking, this may be indicative of a voice-therapy problem. There are many different types of voice-therapy disorders that can be helped with therapy.

Childhood apraxia of speech is an impaired ability to plan and sequence the motor movements necessary to produce speech in the absence of any obvious muscular problem. This typically results in reduced clarity of speech and frustration.

Expressive language is the ability to produce language. It is based on the content (semantics), form (grammar), and use (pragmatics) of language at different developmental levels. If your child has difficulty answering questions accurately or telling stories, expressive language may be something to assess.