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I created Bloom Therapy Collective because I believe in the power of building a connection with all of my families. An important part of that is believing in quality over quantity. Here at Bloom we believe parent training is equally as important as our weekly sessions!
SPEECH SOUND DISORDERS / ARTICULATION :
Did you know that we have milestones for our speech sounds just like our language and motor development? By age 5, a child should be intelligible in conversation most of the time. However, we have speech milestones starting before 1 year of age! Articulation therapy teaches the tongue to move along with other articulators to produce all of our sounds necessary for speech. If you are concerned that your child is frequently misunderstood, difficult to understand, experiences frustration with his or her speech, leaves out sounds, or is using a sound in place of another sound, he or she may have a speech sound disorder.
EXPRESSIVE AND RECEPTIVE LANGUAGE :
Many people think of speech therapy to be for children who do not speak or that they must have a medical diagnosis. However, many children without diagnoses can benefit from speech therapy. Language therapy looks different depending on the age of the child, current language skills, and other factors. Language therapy is often conducted through play with games and toys because children learn the best through play! Many children can benefit from language therapy, such as nonverbal children, late talkers, poor grammar, etc. Speech therapy can also work on receptive language tasks like following directions, understanding and answering questions, or identifying common vocabulary.
AUGMENTATIVE & ALTERNATIVE COMMUNICATION :
AAC (Augmentative and Alternative Communication) systems help people who have trouble speaking, due to diagnoses of autism, childhood apraxia of speech, down syndrome, selective mutism, brain injuries, strokes, progressive diseases, and more. There are three different types of AAC systems.
Low-tech AAC includes simple items that do not produce a voice. These systems do not require power and often are pictures that are exchanged for an item. For example, Pictures Exchange Communication Systems (PECS) or core boards.
Mid-tech AAC uses simple electronics with limited speech output, like single-message buttons or devices that play recorded messages. An example of this would be a button that is recorded with the word ‘more’.
High-tech AAC includes advanced technology that is similar to an iPad or computer. These devices have software or apps that allow users to build sentences and make unique phrases to communicate.
While there are pros and cons to all types of AAC, they are all useful and can greatly improve communication for a person.
FEEDING THERAPY / DYSPHAGIA INTERVENTION :
Do you have a picky eater at home? They likely would benefit from feeding therapy. Maybe your child has difficulty with some textures, difficulty chewing, or a combination of both! Did you notice that your child had difficulty transitioning between milk to purees or purees to solids? They may be a good candidate for feeding therapy! A speech language pathologist can work with oral motor skills that are required to safely chew all food textures. In addition, we are trained to work with a variety of food textures and introduce them in play activities to increase tolerance to temperatures, textures, visual presentations, and much more! If your child has been diagnosed with dysphagia or a swallowing disorder, they would benefit from this service. If your child has not been diagnosed and you are concerned that they are not eating a variety of foods, are messy eaters, avoid certain foods or smells, or overstuff their mouths, we can help make a diagnosis and provide intervention!
STUTTERING / FLUENCY :
Stuttering is when a person has trouble speaking smoothly. They might repeat sounds, stretch out words, have increased tension, or have trouble starting a word. Stuttering often happens more when a person is excited, nervous, or tired. There is a lot more to stuttering than what you hear and see! Oftentimes, people who stutter have strong emotions about their speech and it can impact their identity. Speech therapy can help people who stutter by the use of counseling methods and finding tools to build their toolbox to help them be more confident with their communication skills.
SOCIAL / PRAGMATICS :
Social communication disorders frequently occur with a diagnosis of autism. This type of communication disorder can sometimes appear to be a lack of social skills. Sometimes a child may be overly friendly or other times they may not know how to insert themselves into play. Children with social communication or difficulty with pragmatics will have difficulty taking turns in conversation, introducing and maintaining topics, using and interpreting body language, and using appropriate tones of voice. This can often hinder their ability to make friends and participate with peers. They can sometimes be misinterpreted as being rude. Speech therapy can work on these skills
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