Building blocks of communication.
Articulation Therapy
Speech sound disorder is an all encompassing term for any difficulty with perception, motor planning, or production of speech sounds. If your child is having difficulty producing various speech sounds or presenting with atypical substitutions of sounds, it could be due to a speech sound disorder.
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Articulation therapy works to help children produce age-appropriate sounds.
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Language Therapy
Language is a rule-governed behavior and includes the ability to comprehend what is said/what is read and the ability to express spoken/written ideas. If your child has difficulty identifying objects, following directions, or answering questions it may indicate a deficit in receptive language. If your child has difficulty naming objects, asking questions, expanding vocabulary, or using correct grammar it could indicate a deficit in expressive language.
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Social Skills Groups
Social communication (or pragmatic language) includes social interactions and social cognition. Additionally, it includes how receptive and expressive language is used to interact with people in your environment. If your child has difficulty participating in conversations, making friends, participating in group activities, or experiences anxiety or avoidance of social situations, it may indicate a deficit in social communication.
It is important to note that the rules of social communication will change depending on the cultural environment. Consequently, the social expectations will vary slightly from child to child rather than teaching all children social communication skills based on one set of societal norms.
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Fluency Therapy
A fluency disorder refers to any disruption to the outward flow of speech. Stuttering is the most common fluency disorder and can include repetition of sounds (e.g., I s-s-s-ee a bird), repetition of words (e.g., I see-see-see a bird), repetition of phrases (e.g., I see a bird-a-bird), prolonging sounds (e.g., IIIIIIIII see a bird), or having blocks when speaking. This may result in your child avoiding social interactions, having increased anxiety when speaking, and difficulty successfully communicating with others. If your child is experiencing any of these events, it could indicate a fluency disorder.
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