Speech Therapy
What Is Speech Therapy?
Speech therapy involves the evaluation and treatment of disorders related to speech, swallowing and communication. Upon the referral of a physician, licensed speech-language pathologists (SLPs) work with patients to address cognitive and motor disabilities, helping to restore essential functions. This care often includes the development of supplementary language systems through augmentative communication devices and provides vital education for both patients and their families.
Our Speech Therapy Services
Pediatric Services
When to get your child evaluated (including but not limited to):
- At risk for speech difficulties (e.g., prematurity, NICU graduate, failed hearing screening)
- Difficulty understanding speech
- Other medical diagnoses (Down syndrome, cerebral palsy, autism spectrum disorder, cleft lip/palate, etc.)
- Not talking on time
Stuttering screening, evaluation and treatment may address:
- Apraxia of speech
- Articulation disorders
- Difficulty following directions, answering questions, formulating thoughts and ideas aloud
- Fluency and stuttering
- Phonological disorders
- Resonance disorders
- Swallowing disorders (dysphagia)
Adult Services
Reasons to be evaluated (including but not limited to):
- Apraxia of speech
- Cognitive linguistic skills (attention, memory, problem solving)
- Dysarthria (slurred speech)
- Expressive or receptive language deficits
- Mouth and throat cancer
- Neurodegenerative disorders (ALS, dementia, MS, Parkinson’s disease, etc.)
- Oral motor weakness or paralysis
- Speech, language, cognitive and feeding/swallowing changes after stroke
- Stuttering
- Traumatic brain injury
Appointments and Referrals
To make an appointment, call 304.542.3544 or email: info@linguacare.com.
Referral requirements:
- Physician’s order
- History and physical
- Last office visit note
Fax referrals to 304.766.5932 or email: info@linguacare.com.