Speech Therapy

Speech Therapy (ST)

Speech Therapists are an integral part of the Pediatric Rehabilitation team at the Little Angels Center.  A speech and language pathologist (SLP) specializes in the evaluation, diagnosis, and treatment of communication disorders, voice disorders and swallowing disorders.  The speech therapy staff provides individual and group therapy services across a variety of environments to include home-based, center-based, school-based and office-based services.

Little Angels Center’s speech therapy team is qualified to evaluate and treat:

• Stuttering
• Apraxia of Speech
• AFRID
• Feeding and Swallowing Difficulties
  • Food Aversion
  • Picky Eating
• Expressive and Receptive Communication Difficulties
• Myofucntional Therapy and Evaluation
• Oral Motor Impairments
• Articulation Difficulties
  • Late Talker
  • Language Milestones
• Auditory Processing Difficulties
• Social Skills Development
• Tounge Thrust
• Tounge-Tie

The speech therapy staff utilizes a variety of therapeutic strategies including:

• Articulation and Phonology Intervention
• PROMPT Therapy
• Picture Exchange Communication System (PECS)
• Augmentative Communication Devices
• Augmentative and Alternate Communication Apps
• Oral Motor Strengthening
• Oral Motor Stimulation
• Vocabulary and Language Building
• Feeding and Swallowing Therapy

The speech therapy department offers:

• Mommy and Me Groups
• Social Groups
• Feeding Groups