Speech-Language Pathology

Children’s – Minneapolis (map)
(612) 813-6709

Children’s - St. Paul (map)
(651) 220-6880

Children’s – Roseville (map)
(651) 638-1670

Children’s Clinics – Woodwinds (map)
(651) 232-6860

Children’s Minnetonka (map)
(952) 930-8630

Children’s – Maple Grove (map)
(763) 416-8700

Services

• Evaluate and treat children with diagnoses, including:
  – cleft palate
  – autism/PDD
  – Down syndrome
  – chromosomal abnormalities
  – traumatic brain injury, stoke, brain tumor
  – developmental delays
  – speech delays
  – complex medical histories affecting development
  – degenerative medical conditions affecting speech, communications, and feeding/swallowing
  – hearing impairments
  – tracheostomy and ventilator dependency
  – voice disorders
• Evaluate and treat children who may have difficulties with:
  – speech: articulation, intelligibility, fluency, aphonia, vocal fold paralysis/nodules
  – language: following directions, understanding conversation, answering questions, using grammatical structures
  – cognitive-linguistic skills: problem solving, memory orientation, information processing
  – feeding and swallowing: aspiration, oral-motor weakness, oral aversion, choking, chewing problems, advancing to age-appropriate diets, poor oral intake
• Nasendoscopy in conjunction with ENT.
• Videofluoroscopy in conjunction with radiology.
• Speaking valve trials in conjunction with respiratory therapy.
• Interdisciplinary clinics including cleft palate and craniofacial clinic, developmental pediatrics, integrated clinic, feeding clinic, Down syndrome clinic.
• Augmentative and alternative communication evaluations.