Language Treatment:
- Language is the system of rules and conventions to put words together into meaningful units, and the symbol or words that compromise the basic lexicon or vocabulary of the individual (expressive language).
- It is also the understanding or processing and retention of verbal communication (receptive language).
- It includes syntax, vocabulary, semantics, pragmatics, and comprehension.
Our highly trained staff can help initiate and stimulate language development in the young language-delayed child (elementary school age) to develop the language concepts and components that may be interfering with their cognitive, educational, social communication, or reading development. For children, we generally follow a treatment program that is patterned on normal developmental milestones. Children as young as 2 years of age participate in early language intervention. Interactive play activities that are pre-cursor to language development are incorporated into early intervention. Children with limited verbal skills are taught picture exchanges, sign language and gestural communication in addition to traditional stimulation and expansion activities; all important tools for the child's acquistion of language.
Children we have experience treating:
If you have concerns, make an appointment and we can compare your child's skills to normal developmental patterns and make appropriate recommendations.
Children we have experience treating:
- Language delays/ disorders
- Down syndrome
- Autism spectrum disorders
- Auditory processing disorders
- Pervasive Developmental Delays
- Other childhood disorders such as Di George syndrome, PVL, hard of hearing, and the non verbal child
If you have concerns, make an appointment and we can compare your child's skills to normal developmental patterns and make appropriate recommendations.