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OUR SERVICES
CHILDREN
Late Talkers
- For infants 18 months and up.
- Infants should be babbling and playing with vocalizations from 6 months of age and onward. Expect to hear some attempts at first words or meaningful vocalizations at 1 year old.
- By the time a child reaches the age of 2 years old they should have an approximate vocabulary of 200 words and be starting to combine 2 words to make a sentence (i.e., “want cookie."
- Treatment sessions will be fun and play based with an additional focus on providing parent support and skills training.
Language Delay
- For children 2 years and up.
- Children may have difficulty with expressing themselves at the same level as their peers. You may see errors with syntax and/or grammar, difficulty telling stories or recounting their day, or they are just hard to understand.
- They may struggle with following and understanding directions, answering questions, or comprehending books.
- Treatment is individually tailored for each child’s area of need
Articulation
- For children 3 years and up.
- Children may be difficult to understand because of the errors in their speech.
- “Wabbit” for “rabbit”, “thun” for “sun”, “tar” for “car”, “wuv” for “love”, “poon” for “spoon”.
- Therapy is fun and engaging while the child learns new skills and gains confidence.
Stuttering
- Ages 2 years and up.
- Children will show signs of stuttering such as sound and word repetitions (b-b-b-baby), blocks (getting “stuck” on a word or sound), prolongations (stretching out a sound ssssssss-nake), there may also be facial tension or avoidance of some speaking situations.
- Treatment is compassionate and individualized with an additional focus on giving parents tools and skills to help in the home environment.
Apraxia or Motor Speech
- Ages 3 years and up.
- Difficulty with the planning and coordination of speech sounds. This may impact the rate, prosody, and speech sounds.
- Children struggle to verbalize.
Tongue Thrust or Myofunctional Disorder
- Ages 5 and up.
- Your child has been diagnosed with a “tongue thrust” by a dentist, orthodontist, doctor, or Speech Pathologist.
- Tongue and oral muscles are used incorrectly during rest, swallowing, or speech. This may present as open mouth breathing, dental concerns, speech sound errors, chewing and swallowing problems.
- Treatment is research based and focuses on the strengthening and re-training of the oral muscles.
ADULTS
Stuttering
- Difficulty with the easy “flow” of speech. An individual may repeat sounds or words, get “stuck” on sounds, prolong sounds, or display tension while trying to “get the words out”.
- Treatment is highly individualized and focuses on the physical and emotional components of speech, while working toward easy and fluid communication.
Accent Modification/Reduction
- For individuals who are experiencing difficulty communicating clearly at home or work because of the impact of their foreign accent.
- Therapy will focus on sounds, prosody, and Canadian English communication skills.
Voice
- Problems with hoarse, harsh, strained, or painful voice or have been diagnosed with vocal nodules.
- Professional voice users such as teachers, actors, telemarketers, sales personnel, etc.
Myofunctional Disorder
- Often referred to as “Tongue Thrust”.
- Tongue and oral muscles are used incorrectly during rest, swallowing, or speech. This may present as open mouth breathing, dental concerns, speech sound errors, chewing and swallowing problems.
- Treatment is research based and focuses on the strengthening and re-training of the oral muscles.
ONLINE COURSES
Parent Training
Tiny Talkers
- 6 session program for parents of infants 0-15 months old.
- Designed to provide parents with the knowledge and skills to help facilitate their baby’s language.
- Each session focuses on specific and useful techniques for day-to-day interactions.
- Option for individual session add-ons.
