Speech Therapy Services
Children acquire speech skills at different rates. However, most follow a natural progression for mastering fluency and coherence skills. Here are general speech stages:
Speech Sound Disorders
Articulation Disorder: Producing speech sounds incorrectly. Signs/symptoms of an Articulation Disorder include…
Fluency Disorder
Stuttering: Disruption in the ability to produce speech in a smooth, accurate, effortless and timely manner…
Language Disorders
Receptive Language Disorder:Trouble understanding language. Expressive Language Disorder: Trouble speaking…
Pragmatic (Social) Language Disorder:
Difficulty using language in social situations. Signs/symptoms of a Pragmatic Language Disorder include…
Cognitive-Communication Disorders
Difficulty with any part of communication that is affected by a disruption of the cognitive processes …
Childhood Apraxia of
Speech
An oral motor speech disorder that involves difficulty planning and coordinating movements of the muscles …