Pediatric Speech Therapy

At Results Rehab P.A., our Speech Therapy Team provides services to children of all ages who are at high risk for developmental delays in speech and oral motor function.

Speech Therapy (ST) focuses on receptive language, the ability to understand words spoken to you, and expressive language, the ability to use words to express yourself. In addition, Speech Therapy offers treatment to many speech/language disorders.

Speech disorders include the following problems, according to the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association (ASHA):

• Articulation disorders include difficulties producing sounds in syllables or saying words incorrectly to the point that other people can’t understand what’s being said.
• Fluency disorders include problems such as stuttering, the condition in which the flow of speech is interrupted by abnormal stoppages, repetitions ( st-st-stuttering), or prolonging sounds and syllables (ssssstuttering).
• Resonance or voice disorders include problems with the pitch, volume, or quality of the voice that distract listeners from what’s being said. These types of disorders may also cause pain or discomfort for the child when speaking.
• Dysphasia/oral feeding disorders, including difficulties with eating and swallowing.
• Language disorders can be either receptive or expressive:
• Receptive disorders refer to difficulties understanding or processing language.
• Expressive disorders include difficulty putting words together, limited vocabulary, or inability to use language in a socially appropriate way.

Through the use of a family-centered approach, we work closely with physicians, case managers, teachers and families to implement the best plan of care for optimum clinical outcomes.

In addition, our team offers services for babies, adolescents, teenagers, and young adults, including the following areas, but not limited to:

• Articulation and Phonological Disorders
• Auditory Processing Difficulties
• Autism Spectrum Disorder
• Cerebral Palsy
• Chronic Laryngitis
• Cleft Lip/Palate
• Cluttering
• Cognitive-Linguistic Disorders
• Delayed Speech and/or Language Development
• Developmental Delays
• Down Syndrome
• Dysarthria
• Dysphagia

• Motor Speech Disorders
• Neurogenic Communication Disorders
• Oral-Facial Myofunctional Disorders (Tongue Thrust)
• Oral-motor Deficits
• Pragmatic Language Disorders
• Prematurity
• Reading Comprehension Problems
• Sentence/Language Formulation Problems
• Social Skills
• Spasmodic Dysphonia
• Stuttering
• Swallowing Problems