Pediatric speech therapists use a child's work or "play" to obtain desired communication. They diagnose and treat children with a broad spectrum of disorders. Speech therapists maximize opportunities to obtain natural speech and language from developmentally appropriate activities. They apply techniques that are highly integrated with occupational and physical therapists. A child's speech or communication is the foundation for all peer and adult interaction. Speech is not only what a child says, but how they play and gesture, what language they understand and what information they can convey.

 

Speech therapy can address one or more of the following communication areas:

• Expressive Language - Unable to form meaningful messages using age appropriate grammar or word finding difficulties.
• Receptive Language - Difficulty understanding what is being said to them.
• Articulation/Speech - Unable to produce age appropriate sounds.
• Reading - Difficulty with reading, comprehension, spelling and vocabulary.
• APD (Auditory Processing Disorder) - Difficulties attending, poor listening skills, following multi-step directions, difficulties processing information.
• Social Language - Difficulties with turn taking, initiating and maintaining a conversation, repairing conversation breakdowns, perspective taking and interpreting non-verbal cues.
• Voice - Disturbance of pitch, loudness, or quality in relation to an individual's age, gender and culture.
• Oral Motor - Difficulties with muscle function and/or motor planning that affect the child's ability to eat, drink, or speak.
• Augmentative - Assisting non-verbal child's communication with a communication device or PECS (Picture Exchange System).

Our convenient location in South Reno offers services Monday through Friday from 8:00 AM to 5:30 PM.
10587 Double R Blvd., Suite 101 • Reno, NV 89521
PHONE (775) 324-5371 • FAX (775) 852-5373
We accept most major insurances and Medicaid

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