Services
Speech Therapy Services
Our Speech Language Pathologists will help your child with their specific speech and language needs, such as:
Expressive Language - How a child expresses his or herself.
Receptive Language - How a child understands and processes what they hear.
Articulation - How a child produces speech sounds to be understood by others.
Pragmatics - How a child interacts with others socially.
Play Skills - How a child plays with toys helps them learn to interact with the world.
Our Approach
We take a play-based approach to therapy. Children learn about themselves and the world through play. We believe that family plays a significant role in therapy. Parents and caregivers are encouraged to observe therapy sessions and carry-over recommended strategies at home. Our therapists will help you implement these strategies within daily routines in order to practice them in the real world.
As caregivers, your child is with you the majority of the time and you can maximize that time to practice those skills. Sometimes therapy requires parents to change how they interact and play with their children. Once we are able to think on their level, we can better understand and help our children.
Areas of Expertise:
Apraxia
Articulation Disorders
Augmentative/Alternative Communication (AAC)
Autism Spectrum Disorders
Down Syndrome
Developmental Delay
Genetic Disorders & Syndromes
Language Delays
Neurological Impairments
Oral Motor Dysfunction
Phonological Processing Disorders
Pragmatics & Social Skills
Stuttering/Cluttering Disorders
How do you know if your child may need speech therapy?
Signs of a Language Disorder:
Does not smile or interact with others (birth and older)
Does not babble (4–6 months)
Makes only a few sounds or gestures, like reaching (7–9 months)
Does not understand what others say (10 months – 2 years)
Says only a few words (19 months – 2 years)
Does not put words together to make sentences (19 months – 3 years)
Speaks using words that are not easily understood by others (3–4 years)
Signs of a Speech Sound Disorder:
Says p, b, m, h, and w incorrectly in words (2–3 years)
Says k, g, f, t, d, and n incorrectly in words (3–4 years)
Produces speech that is unclear, even to familiar people (2–3 years)
Signs of Stuttering (Disfluency):
Repeats first sounds of words—“b-b-b-ball” for “ball”
Stretches sounds out—“ffffff-farm” for “farm”
Shows frustration when trying to get words out
The American Speech-Language-Hearing Association (ASHA) provides this reference for your child’s communication milestones from birth through age five. Click the link to access the free guide or track your child’s milestones using the free Pathway’s app.