Articulation disorders occur when there is atypical production of speech sounds characterized by substitutions, omissions, additions or distortions that may interfere with a client's intelligibility.

Phonological disorders occur when there is atypical production of speech sounds due to an inability to organize the patterns of speech sounds in the brain.

Orofacial Myofunctioal Disorders (OMD) occur when there are abnormal patterns of movement involving oral and orofacial musculature structures that interfere with typical growth, development, and/or function of orofacial structure. OMD's often co-occur with speech and swallowing disorders.

Language disorders occur when there is a disruption in the ability to use and/or understand spoken, written, or other symbolized language systems. Language disorders can occur in the forms of language (e.g. syntax, morphology, phonology,) the content of language (e.g. semantics,) or the functional use of language (e.g. pragmatics.)

Fluency disorders occur when the flow of speaking is impaired by atypical disfluencies (e.g. blocks, prolongations, repetitions of sounds, syllables, words, or phrases,) and atypical rhythm/rate.

Voice disorders occur when a client's vocal qualities including vocal quality, pitch, and loudness differ from what is deemed typical for that client's age, gender, and/or cultural background.

Feeding disorders occur when a client demonstrates difficulty sucking, eating from a utensil, chewing, or drinking from a cup. Swallowing disorders occur when a client demonstrates difficulty moving food or liquid from the mouth through the throat to the stomach. Feeding and swallowing disorders are also referred to as Dysphagia.

Cognitive communication disorders occur when a client demonstrates difficulty with communication as a result of a disruption in cognition. Examples of communication areas affected can include: attention, memory problem solving, organization/sequencing, reasoning, and executive functioning.

Social communication disorders, also known as pragmatic language disorders, occur when a client demonstrates difficulty using both nonverbal and verbal language to engage in social interactions or complete social demands.

AAC often utilizes a client's full communication abilities including vocalizations/verbal speech, gestures, signs, and aided communication including speech generating devices.

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Please note: Superbills are available from provider, upon request, if clients choose to submit reimbursement claims to insurances that are not currently accepted by provider.