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Speech and Language Therapy
Serving adults and children in New Kent County, Virginia and surrounding areas
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Speech Disorders
Speech disorders occur when a person has difficulty producing speech sounds correctly or fluently (e.g., stuttering is a form of disfluency) or has problems with his or her voice or resonance.
Language Disorders
Language disorders occur when a person has trouble understanding others (receptive language), or sharing thoughts, ideas, and feelings (expressive language). Language disorders may be spoken or written and may involve the form (phonology, morphology, syntax), content (semantics), and/or use (pragmatics) of language in functional and socially appropriate ways.
Social Communication Disorders
Social communication disorders occur when a person has trouble with the social use of verbal and nonverbal communication. These disorders may include problems (a) communicating for social purposes (e.g., greeting, commenting, asking questions), (b) talking in different ways to suit the listener and setting, and (c) following rules for conversation and story-telling. Social communication disorders can be found individuals with conditions, such as, Autism and traumatic brain injury.
Cognitive-Communication Disorders
Cognitive-communication disorders include problems organizing thoughts, paying attention, remembering, planning, and/or problem-solving. These disorders usually happen as a result of a stroke, traumatic brain injury, or dementia, although they can be congenital.
Adult Swallowing Disorders (Dysphagia)
Swallowing disorders (dysphagia) are feeding and swallowing difficulties, which may follow an illness, surgery, stroke, or injury.
School and daycare services
Provide contract Speech and Language services to public schools, private schools and daycare settings. Services include; IEP services, screenings, observation, evaluations, direct treatment (individual and small group), documentation.