SERVICES

ABC Speech offers comprehensive evaluations, individualized treatment plans, and individual therapy to children and adults of all ages and with various communication delays and disorders.

Potential etiologies of disorders include:

Neonatal problems (e.g., prematurity)
Developmental disabilities (e.g., autism spectrum disorder, learning disabilities, attention deficit disorder)
Auditory problems (e.g., hearing loss, deafness)
Oral anomalies (e.g., cleft lip/palate, oral motor dysfunction)
Neurological dysfunction (e.g., traumatic brain injury, cerebral palsy, cerebral vascular accident, dementia, Parkinson's disease, amyotrophic lateral sclerosis)
Genetic disorders (e.g., down syndrome)

Articulation Therapy

Target speech sounds using specific strategies to improve how well others can understand you or your child when they speak.

Early Intervention

Address the early needs of infants and toddlers by focussing on the 5 main developmental areas: cognition, communication, physical, social/emotional, and adaptive learning.

Preschool and School-Aged Language

Improve your child's understanding, talking, reading, and writing skills for future academic success. Learn to become proficient in all 5 domains of language: syntax, semantics, morphology, phonology, and pragmatics.

Augmentative and Alternative Communication

Learn to communicate efficiently and effectively using a low/med/high-tech AAC system that best suits you or your child's needs.

Fluency Therapy

Learn to eliminate, reduce, or manage stuttering or cluttering using a comprehensive treatment approach that focusses on parent and child-based strategies.

Rehabilitation from Brain Injury or Stroke

Improve both verbal and non-verbal communication skills (i.e., speaking, listening, reading, writing, and social interaction) through cognitive-communication rehabilitation.

Behavioral Feeding Therapy

Meet the important nutritional needs of your child by expanding their food repertoires, volume, and textures while decreasing problem behaviors during mealtime.

Hearing Impairment

Gain access to spoken language information through hearing sensation and active listening techniques.

Social Communication

Learn to use language appropriately in social contexts by improving skills needed for social interaction, social cognition, pragmatics, and language processing.