Our speech-language pathologists build compassionate relationships with our patients and their families, offering personalized therapies at conveniently located clinics across the Twin Cities metro area — more than any other health system. If your child is having difficulty communicating with others — whether the problem results from speech, language, cognition, or voice — we can help.
Did you know that mouth or throat abnormalities that cause speech issues may also cause feeding difficulties? Our speech-language pathologists can also help your child with feeding issues caused by medical conditions.
Our Approach
We will evaluate your child and create a customized program specific to his or her needs. We will develop a home therapy program for use at home with your child in conjunction with the therapy offered at our outpatient clinic.
What we work on:
- Alternative communication methods including electronic devices and sign language
- Auditory comprehension
- Aural (hearing) rehabilitation to help kids with hearing loss, including children with cochlear implants, learn to interpret sounds and to develop spoken language.
- Behavior management, social communication
- Clarity of speech (articulation)
- Communication skills
- Compensatory strategies and modifications in home/classroom
- Dysfluency / stuttering
- Executive function: Short term memory, working memory, new learning, problem solving/goal setting, reasoning skills, prioritizing, attention to task
- Feeding difficulties
- Reading comprehension
- Receptive and expressive language delays (developmental or acquired)
- Voice quality and use
- Written expression
We work with patients using the following methods:
- Child and family centered care with parent involvement
- Play based activities with modeling and prompting of language at age appropriate level to teach new skills or regain skills
- Provide skilled support and hands on techniques to guide child to learn new skills or regain skills
- Provide instruction for the child and parents on techniques and recommendations for home
- Work with what motivates each child
- Video swallow studies
