Who do you work with for therapy?
I work with children of all ages.
Speech language development begins during the earliest stages of a child's life. Babies who coo in response to interaction from us or to get our attention, laugh when they are happy, cry when they are sad, or turn toward their parents voice are are expressing themselves and practicing the fundamental building blocks of speech and language.
As they grow, babies and children develop speech and language skills. Some figure this complicated communication system out on their own, and others need help. A speech-language pathologist can help with needs at any stage.
Starting in infancy, I can provide oral motor and feeding therapy. I enjoy providing consultations to new parents who are just beginning their journey with their child with special needs. Introducing sign language to babies is a great way to help encourage communication and reduce frustration. (Here's a great article about baby signs (from baby zone). Infant massage is another great tool I can help you learn to use with your little ones.
Many children come to me first as toddlers, preschoolers, and young elementary children. Together with their parents, I design a treatment plan that specifically targets their needs in areas including articulation, understanding language (receptive), using language (expressive), and social language (pragmatic), as well as phonemic awareness skills for older children.
I work with children using a combination of approaches to meet whatever needs they might have. My therapy approach includes an eclectic mix of aspects of a variety of methods and programs. Methods I often incorporate include Hanen program , American Sign Language(ASL), Picture Exchange (PECS), and PROMPT (Level 2 trained).
I have worked with children with a wide variety of disablities, including children with: Apraxia, Auditory Processing Disorders, Developmental Delays, Down syndrome, Cognitive Delays, Articulation and Phonological Disorders, Receptive and Expressive Language Delays, Cerebral Palsy, Autism/Aspergers Syndrome Oral Motor Difficulties, and tongue thrust/swallowing difficulties.
Speech language development begins during the earliest stages of a child's life. Babies who coo in response to interaction from us or to get our attention, laugh when they are happy, cry when they are sad, or turn toward their parents voice are are expressing themselves and practicing the fundamental building blocks of speech and language.
As they grow, babies and children develop speech and language skills. Some figure this complicated communication system out on their own, and others need help. A speech-language pathologist can help with needs at any stage.
Starting in infancy, I can provide oral motor and feeding therapy. I enjoy providing consultations to new parents who are just beginning their journey with their child with special needs. Introducing sign language to babies is a great way to help encourage communication and reduce frustration. (Here's a great article about baby signs (from baby zone). Infant massage is another great tool I can help you learn to use with your little ones.
Many children come to me first as toddlers, preschoolers, and young elementary children. Together with their parents, I design a treatment plan that specifically targets their needs in areas including articulation, understanding language (receptive), using language (expressive), and social language (pragmatic), as well as phonemic awareness skills for older children.
I work with children using a combination of approaches to meet whatever needs they might have. My therapy approach includes an eclectic mix of aspects of a variety of methods and programs. Methods I often incorporate include Hanen program , American Sign Language(ASL), Picture Exchange (PECS), and PROMPT (Level 2 trained).
I have worked with children with a wide variety of disablities, including children with: Apraxia, Auditory Processing Disorders, Developmental Delays, Down syndrome, Cognitive Delays, Articulation and Phonological Disorders, Receptive and Expressive Language Delays, Cerebral Palsy, Autism/Aspergers Syndrome Oral Motor Difficulties, and tongue thrust/swallowing difficulties.