Does one of the below categories describe your child?

Speech Therapy

Language delays are most common in children ages Birth to 7 years of age. A language delay means a child is not meeting speech/language milestones at the expected rate. Sometimes the term “late talkers” is used to describe children with language delays.

Language disorders include children who are older than 7 years and demonstrate weakness in the areas of receptive and expressive language skills. Language disorders can also be secondary to diagnosis such as Dyslexia, Autism, and Down’s syndrome. Children who demonstrate language disorders may have difficulty answering questions, following multi-step directions, use incorrect pronouns such as “Me want a hug”, or struggle with position words.

Articulation disorders are most common in children over the age of 3 years. A child who mispronounces, omits, or distorts sounds in words that are typically mastered by other children their age may demonstrate an articulation disorder. Speech sounds develop at different stages and we do not expect a child to be able to correctly produce sounds that are not appropriate for their age range.

Fluency disorders are more commonly referred to as stuttering. Children who demonstrate a persistent stuttering behavior including repeating words, sounds or phrases, demonstrate blocks and/or concomitant behaviors such as eye blinks, tapping, or grunts should be evaluated to rule out a fluency disorder.    

Occupational Therapy

Is your child having difficulty with:

Fine motor skills are small movements made with fingers, toes, wrists, lips, and tongue, like holding a small object or picking up a spoon.

Gross motor skills help us move and coordinate our arms, legs, and other body parts. They involve larger muscles that help us control our body. A child who is behind in movement, strength, and/or balance may appear clumsy or uncoordinated.

Visual processing is the process we use to make sense of what we see. It is a process in our brain that interprets visual information. If your child has difficulty with: spacing and sizes of letters, copying shapes or letters, visual tracking and crossing midline, finding objects among other objects, copying from the board or another paper, concept of right and left.

Oral motor or oral sensory skills are control of muscle movements in the face and oral area, such as the lips, jaw, tongue, and soft palate. Delayed oral motor and sensory skills.

Sensory processing is making sense of information that we receive through our senses, like sound and smell. Your child may be oversensitive to things around them.

Social interaction skills that are delayed. Social interaction skills are skills that help us have relationships and understand those around us.

Learning challenges, sometimes called learning disabilities.

Play skills that are delayed. Play skills are skills that can help a child make sense of the world around them. A child can gain self-confidence, learn problem solving, and develop social skills through play.

If you think your child is showing signs of speech or occupational skill delays schedule an evaluation with us today.