What do SMILE Speech language pathologists do?

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Speech-language pathologists at The SMILE Center are professionals trained to help children most effectively and functionally communicate their wants and needs, and manage the challenges of feeding and swallowing.  Neuromotor and sensory-based techniques are utilized to compliment traditional speech therapies in order to promote improved language, speech, and feeding skills.   The strategies used help to support progress across a variety of emotional conditions and ensure generalization and carryover into the home, school and in the community.

Our speech and feeding therapy team can evaluate and treat the following skill areas:

  • Receptive language skills

  • Expressive language skills – articulation, fluency, voice

  • Motor skills of speech (apraxia, dysarthria)

  • Pragmatic language and social skills

  • Feeding and swallowing skills

  • Oral-motor skills

  • Augmentative and alternative communication (AAC)