Speech-Language Pathology
At Children's, speech-language pathologists (SLP) are experts in evaluating and treating children who have difficulties with communication, feeding, and swallowing.
Speech-language pathologists evaluate and treat children with a range of diagnoses, including:
- Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD)
- cancer
- cerebral palsy
- cleft lip and/or palate
- craniofacial anomalies, dysphagia (swallowing difficulties/aspiration)
- developmental delay
- genetic and chromosomal disorders
- hearing impairments
- Pervasive Developmental Disorder (PDD)
- traumatic brain injury
- velopharyngeal dysfunction/insufficiency (VPD/VPI)
- many other complex medical conditions
Speech-Language Milestones
Download brochures with information about speech-language milestones and activities for promoting communication development:
- Speech and Language Development: Birth to 12 Months
- Speech and Language Development: 12 to 18 Months
- Speech and Language Development: 18 to 24 Months
- Speech and Language Development: 24 to 30 Months
- Speech and Language Development: 30 to 36 Months
- Hearing & Speech Development (Hmong) (Spanish)
- Playing with Sounds
- Sign language for hearing children
- American Speech-Language Hearing Association (ASHA)
- Birth to Five Years
- Kindergarten through fifth grade
Speech-Language Pathology Services/Programs
The Children's speech-language pathologists are proud to offer the following programs and services:
- Articulation evaluations and therapy
- Childhood Apraxia of Speech
- Feeding evaluations and therapy
- Fast ForWord
- Pets Assisting With Healing (PAWH)
- Receptive and expressive language evaluations and therapy
- Stuttering evaluations and therapy
- Velopharyngeal Dysfunction
- Videofluoroscopic Swallow Studies
- VitalStim Therapy for swallowing difficulties
Speech-Language Pathology Team Evaluations
The speech-language pathologists at Children's are part of the following multi-disciplinary teams:
