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Serving Phoenixville, PA - Montgomery and surrounding counties
Early Intrvention

Speech and language therapy is the primary treatment for people with aphasia, dysarthria, and verbal apraxia. It aims to help restore your ability to communicate, as well as help you develop alternative ways of communicating, if necessary.

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We provide assessment and clinical intervention for:

  •  Language Disorders (Aphasia)

  • Motor-Speech Disorders (Dysarthria and Apraxia)

 

If you or your loved one has experienced progressive neurologic disease or has suffered a stroke or brain injury, you may have speech and language deficits. Symptoms vary widely from person to person and depend on many factors.

Speech-Laguage Threrapy

Early Intervention

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Early intervention program provides support for families of young children with speech, language, and communication delays. Our mission is to improve children's communication skills and enable parents to feel confident helping their children.

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We Can Help Your Family With:Daily Routines and Activities-Based Intervention

  • Family/Parent Coaching

  • Family/Caregiver Education

  • Family/Caregiver Priorities

  • Individualized Plans

 

At SLS, we know that being able to communicate effectively is vital for a child's success in life and psychological well-being in both childhood and adulthood.

 

If you have concerns about your child's communication skills, it is better to look for help than wait. We can help.

Speech-Language Therapy

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CLT

Cognitive-Linguistic Therapy

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The American Speech-Language-Hearing Association (ASHA) defines cognitive communication disorders as difficulty with any aspect of communication affected by disruption of cognition. Some examples of cognitive processes include attention, memory, organization, problem-solving/reasoning, and executive functions (a set of mental skills that have a working memory, flexible thinking, and self-control). We use these skills every day to learn, work, and manage daily life.

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We can help if you or your loved ones are having problems with:

  • self-regulation/emotional control

  • paying attention

  • motivation

  • initiating tasks

  • difficulty staying on tasks to completion

  • learning

  • organizing, planning, and prioritizing

  • remembering

  • lack of flexibility

  • understanding different points of view

  • self-monitoring (keeping track of what you are doing)

  • remembering what they just heard or read

  • following directions or sequence steps

  • panic when rules or routines change

  • switching focus from one task to another

  • get overly emotional and fixate on things

  • have trouble keeping track of their belongings

  • have trouble managing their time

In addition to cognitive-linguistic therapy, cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) could be implemented to facilitate positive outcomes. Behavior therapy helps people replace negative behaviors with positive ones. CBT helps individuals deal with thoughts, feelings, and behavior management.

Dysphgia

Dysphagia (Swallowing) Therapy

Evaluation - We will conduct an interview with you/your caregivers, review your medical records, look at different phases of the swallow function, and develop an individualized therapy plan specific to your needs. If needed, we will refer you for an instrumental exam.

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Dysphagia Therapy - Treatment usually depends on the cause and type of dysphagia.

 

Treatments for dysphagia may include:

  • special exercises and techniques to improve coordination and strength of muscles responsible for swallow function

  • changing the consistency of food and liquids to make them safer to swallow

  • postural and swallowing strategies (learning to sit or eat in a specific way)

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Voice For Parkinson's

Voice for Parkinson's

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If you have Parkinson’s disease (PD), you may notice that your voice sounds different. 

Common speech/voice characteristics in Parkinson’s disease: 

  •  Abnormal voice quality (e.g., hoarse, breathy, strained)

  •  Monotone sounding voice

  •  Short rushes/bursts of speech

  •  Slowed rate of speech

  •  Soft sounding voice

  •  Speech that is difficult to understand (e.g., slurred, mumbled)

We offer the Lee Silverman Voice program (LSVT LOUD) for Parkinson’s. This program trains people how to speak LOUD in their normal loudness. People in all stages of PD can benefit from LSVT, which can last for two years after the treatment. Improvements may be noticed in articulation, swallowing, and facial expressions. 

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