Speech Language Therapy
Pediatric speech and language therapy aims to prevent, assess, diagnose, and treat speech, language, social communication, cognitive-communication, literacy, and swallowing disorders in children & young adults. Speech language therapy aims to help children effectively communicate in their homes, schools, and communities. Click here to learn more about feeding and swallowing therapy.
Are you a pediatrician? Please see our page on when to refer to pediatric speech and language therapy!
Expressive language looks at how well a child shares thoughts, ideas, and feelings via spoken or written language.
A young child with expressive language difficulties may not produce words by 15 months.
A young child with expressive language difficulties may not produce words by 15 months.
Social or pragmatic language looks at how well a child uses and identifies verbal and non-verbal communication.
Children with social-communication difficulties may have difficulties with engaging in joint play or pretend play and greeting, commenting, or asking questions.
Children with social-communication difficulties may have difficulties with engaging in joint play or pretend play and greeting, commenting, or asking questions.
Cognition looks at a child’s ability to organize thoughts, pay attention, remember, plan, and/or problem-solve.
Children with cognitive-communication difficulties may have a hard time organizing their thoughts well enough to logically present their ideas via spoken or written language.
Children with cognitive-communication difficulties may have a hard time organizing their thoughts well enough to logically present their ideas via spoken or written language.
Quality: does the child’s voice sound chronically gravelly, scratchy, hoarse, or breathy?
Pitch: does the child’s voice consistently remain at a single pitch, have a pitch that is too high or low for their age, gender, cultural background or geographic location?
Loudness: does the child struggle to maintain a conversationally appropriate vocal volume?
Pitch: does the child’s voice consistently remain at a single pitch, have a pitch that is too high or low for their age, gender, cultural background or geographic location?
Loudness: does the child struggle to maintain a conversationally appropriate vocal volume?
Auditory rehabilitation targets speech, language, communication, and listening skills impacted by hearing loss or deafness.