Speech Sound Disorders

Does this sound like you?

• You feel awful about always asking your child to repeat themselves or show you what they mean

• You say you speak "[child's name] speech" or you are their interpreter when you're out with family and friends

• You worry about other people not being able to understand them when they go to school or a friend's house

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Your child may speak like this:

• Sound omissions ("do" for "dog")

• Substitutions ("wabbit" for rabbit")

• Additions ("buhlack" for "black")

• Distortions (a "slushy" or funny sounding "s")

• Syllable-level errors are all symptoms of speech sound errors ("vegtable" for "vegetable")​

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Next Steps: Speech Sound Evaluation & Therapy

A comprehensive evaluation is required to begin therapy. An evaluation typically takes 1 - 1.5 hours to assess speech sounds and oral motor skills. Following the assessment, we will discuss the detailed written report with the findings, recommendations, and treatment plan--if treatment is recommended.

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These sounds may occur for individual sounds or a group/pattern of sounds.

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Age Candidacy for Speech Therapy

Speech therapy can begin as young as 3-years-old,

through adolescence and adulthood

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Speech Sound Development Chart

Numbers correspond to the age when the sounds should be heard consistently.

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Our goal is to provide you and your child with the skills and tools for effective communication.

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