The fields of speech/language pathology and occupational therapy are very diverse. While we expect all licensed therapists to be qualified to treat a wide variety of disorders, it is impractical to think that any one person can keep up with the latest developments in all areas. At Let's Talk we realize the value of each therapist developing specific areas of expertise. We spend considerable time choosing therapists with a passion for one or more specific disorders.
| Apraxia/Dyspraxia |
| Apraxia/Dyspraxia of Speech and Verbal Apraxia/Dyspraxia are terms used to describe a speech disorder characterized by difficulty combining the movements necessary to produce speech. There is (more) |
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| Articulation / Phonological Disorders |
| Articulation disorders are placement errors that occur during the production of speech sounds(phonemes) in isolation, syllables, words, phrases, sentences and conversations. Examples of this (more) |
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| Auditory Processing |
| Auditory processing disorders are characterized by difficulty in the ability to attend to, process, comprehend, retain, respond to, or integrate spoken language. Children with this disorder often (more) |
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| Autism |
| At Let's Talk we have many therapists who have chosen to specialize in treating children with Autism. We believe that there is no single treatment method that addresses all of the needs of all of (more) |
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| Developmental Delays/Disorders |
| Developmental milestones are determined by the average age at which children attain each skill. A developmental delay occurs when your child has the delayed achievement of one or more of his/her (more) |
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| Development Ind. Relationship-Based Intervention |
| Developmental Individual Relationship-Based intervention (DIR) is a model of comprehensive treatment for children with disorders of relating and communicating. It is based on the work by Stanley (more) |
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| Feeding Disorders |
| Children may develop disorders of eating and swallowing for a variety of reasons including low muscle tone or weakness, difficulty coordinating muscle movements needed for eating, sensory issues with (more) |
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| Handwriting Without Tears |
| Handwriting Without Tears® is a program designed to make legible and fluent handwriting easy for all children. The curriculum uses multi-sensory techniques and consistent steps of letter (more) |
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| PROMPT |
We are excited to have most of our staff trained in PROMPT as a treatment method for children with Apraxia of Speech.
PROMPT involves using touch on the articulators to increase the accuracy of (more) |
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| Therapeutic Listening |
| Therapeutic Listening® uses sound stimulation in combination with sensory integrative treatment techniques, emphasizing vestibular stimulation, postural, and movement strategies. Therapeutic (more) |
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| Voice Disorders |
| Here at Let's Talk we treat many children with voice disorders that involve misuse and abuse, vocal fold nodules, improper pitch and breath control. It is important to visit an Ear Nose and Throat (more) |
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| Fluency Disorders |
| Stuttering is a communication disorder in which the flow of speech is disrupted by repetitions (whole word and part word), prolongation and struggle behavior (unusual facial and body movements that (more) |
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| Parent Training |
| At Let's Talk we believe that parent participation in the therapeutic process is very important. Having the child work with a therapist once, twice or even three times a week will not provide rapid (more) |
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| Applied Verbal Behavior |
| Verbal Behavior approaches are based on the work of B.F. Skinner as he described the functional use of language or "why people talk", from a behavioral perspective. For children with Autism Spectrum (more) |
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| Home Program Development |
| Some children, particularly those on the autism spectrum, benefit from an intensive home program. Let's Talk provides families with the tools needed to start and run a home-based program. Goals and (more) |
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| Home Program Management |
| Family Training: After the program is set up, the family trainer works with all those working with the child to provide more in depth training and monitoring of the program. The amount of time (more) |
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| Tutoring/Direct Instruction |
| Let's Talk offers tutoring and/or direct instruction for academic subjects including reading, math and language arts as well as language/communication instruction, developmental therapy, tutoring and (more) |
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| Additional Services |
| Let's Talk provides a variety of additional services based on your individual needs, including report writing, data analysis, IEP advocacy and group courses (Hourly rates apply - see fee (more) |
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