- Autism Spectrum Disorder
- Articulation and Phonological Disorders/Delays
- Reading Problems
- Fluency/Stuttering Disorders
- Cognitive/Language Deficits
- Down Syndrome
- Language Delays (Expressive and/or Receptive)
- Memory, Language and Attention Disorders associated with brain injury
- Dysarthia/Apraxia of Speech
- Voice Disorders
Provide a path for the parents and the children:
- Teach Social Skills
- Teach Play Skill
- Teach self-help and motor skills
We focus on the principles of Floortime
1. Most cognitive skills that are developed within the first five years of life are based on relationships and emotions.
2. According to Dr. Greenspan, children with autism spectrum disorders (ASD) and multisystem developmental disorders demonstrate three main areas of deficits:
- difficulties in reacting to sensory stimulation, (over- or under-reacting to sound, sight, touch, movement)
- difficulties with processing (making sense of, understanding) information
- difficulties with motor planning/sequencing (coordinating movements to carry out everyday actions)
- Greenspan points out that children must be looked at as the unique individuals that they are. Instead of having one treatment for all children with autism spectrum disorder, each child should have a treatment that is tailored for their developmental levels, individual needs, interests, and emotions.
Goals for Floortime learning (To help the child)
- become more alert
- take more initiative
- become more flexible
- tolerate frustration
- sequence longer actions - plan and execute them
- mediate process of finding solutions
- communicate gesturally and verbally
- take pleasure in learning
The therapy needs to continue even after the child leaves the clinic.
Helping Your Child
Speech-language experts agree that parental involvement is crucial to the success of a child's progress in speech or language therapy. Parents are an extremely important part of their child's therapy program, and help determine whether it is a success. Kids who complete the program quickest and with the most lasting results are those whose parents have been involved.
Ask the therapist for suggestions on how you can help your child. For instance, it's important to help your child do the at-home stimulation activities that the SLP suggests to ensure continued progress and carry-over of newly learned skills.
The process of overcoming a speech or language disorder may take some time and effort, so it's important that all family members be patient and understanding with the child.
We are Dedicated to providing the most fun based treatment atmosphere available. We utilize swings, ball pits, games, and numerous toys to capture the attention and interest of the children we treat. We make the learning experience for the child fun and entertaining, while at the same time, providing premium speech language therapy services.