What is Speech Therapy?

Speech therapy helps improve children's verbal and nonverbal communication skills. Your child is one-of-a-kind, and his or her developmental needs are unique. At POTS our speech-language pathologists  work with each child and family in a motivating play setting to provide parents and caregivers with the education and tools needed to help your child meet his/her potential. Together, we can:

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• Help you connect with your child through language and non-verbal communication

• Help your child succeed in academic environments

• Improve your child’s communication and social abilities with children and adults

• Reduce frustration due to difficulty understanding language or being understood

• Help your child manage feeding and swallowing
   

What is a Speech-Language Pathologist?

A speech-language pathologist is a professional who specializes in working with individuals to improve their communication and feeding skills. In pediatrics, a speech-language pathologist works to develop and maximize the child’s speech, language, and feeding skills in a motivating play setting in order to increase their independence and ability to communicate.

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How Do I know if my child needs Speech Therapy?

• Delayed development of speech sounds and language

• Difficult to understand

• Has difficulty understanding language and following directions

• Hesitates often, repeats, or prolongs sounds

• Has difficulty chewing and swallowing

• Has a voice that is too high, deep or raspy

• Has difficulty hearing

• Has difficulty with speech in a social context

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What Speech Therapy services does POTS provide?

• Comprehensive assessment, therapy and support for children of all ages who are experiencing difficulty with speech, language, literacy, stuttering, oral motor skills, praxis, disorders of speech and/or central auditory processing disorders

• Oral Motor therapy

• Feeding Therapy utilizing a sensory approach for children who are picky eaters, in collaboration with occupational therapy

• Myofunctional Therapy (tongue thrust)