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 conditions, including:
- Apraxia
- Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD)
- Brain injury/concussion
- Cancer
- Cerebral palsy
- Cleft lip and/or palate and craniofacial anomalies
- Developmental delay
- Feeding and swallowing difficulties (dysphagia/aspiration)
- Genetic and chromosomal disorders
- Hearing impairments
- Pervasive Developmental Disorder (PDD)
- Social communication deficits
- Traumatic brain injury
- Velopharyngeal dysfunction/insufficiency (VPD/VPI)
- Many other complex medical conditions
Speech-language pathology services/programs
The Children’s speech-language pathologists are proud to offer the following programs and services:
- Articulation evaluations and therapy
- Bilingual evaluations and therapy
- Childhood Apraxia of Speech
- Feeding evaluations and therapy
- Fast ForWord
- Pets Assisting With Healing (PAWH)
- PROMPT
- Receptive and expressive language evaluations and therapy
- Stuttering evaluations and therapy
- Resonance Disorder
- Social Communication Skills
- 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 multidisciplinary teams:
- Cleft Clinic
- Developmental Pediatrics Clinic
- Feeding Clinic
- Cochlear Implant Program
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
- Playing with Sounds
- Sign language for hearing children
- American Speech-Language Hearing Association (ASHA)
