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Speech-language therapy addresses challenges with language and communication. It can help people with autism improve their verbal, nonverbal, and social communication. The overall goal is to help the person communicate in more useful and functional ways.
Speech and language therapy for children with special needs encompasses a variety of methods, dependent upon each individual’s strengths and weaknesses. At Adhyayan, we are dedicated to teaching students a way to functionally and socially communicate with others within the school community and later in life.
A speech therapy program begins with an evaluation by a speech-language pathologist (SLP) to assess the person’s communication strengths and challenges. From this evaluation, the SLP creates individual goals for therapy.
Examples of the skills that speech therapy may work on include:
Children are treated for different speech disorders, stuttering, problems pronouncing words, trouble with pitch, volume or quality of speech, and having a limited understanding of words and their meaning. Some children have problems putting words together or use language in an inappropriate way. Others have memory and attention disorders. Some children have problems swallowing, chewing, coughing and refusing food. Additionally, speech therapy may be necessary for a child who has experienced speech impairment due to an illness or injury. There are a variety of reasons why a child may need speech therapy. If you notice that your child is not on par with their peers or developmental milestones for their age, ongoing or intensive speech therapy sessions may be beneficial to your child.
The speech language therapists at Adhyayan specialize in a variety of methods to address the communication needs of students exhibiting various disorders and/or syndromes which include autism spectrum disorders, Down Syndrome, Rett Syndrome, cerebral palsy, William’s Syndrome, Angelman Syndrome, developmental disabilities, and other rare genetic syndromes. They have been trained to deliver services to address all areas of speech and language including receptive language, auditory processing, expressive language, pragmatic language and social communication, articulation, voice, and fluency disorders as well as dysphagia, oral motor, and feeding needs.
Speech therapy has many benefits for children, including:
1. Helps with Communication
Providing children without a voice a way to communicate through unaided and/or aided communication (e.g. no tech communication books, low and mid tech communication devices, high tech communication devices and/or communication apps). Speech and language therapy is not just about speech; it also includes language. Many people have a misconception that speech therapy is just about the speech but it is so much more than that.
2. Helps with Social Skills
Appropriate pragmatic/social skills are a key component to interacting with others in their community and life. When you have limited, or have no functional speech, pragmatic language skills are often significantly delayed and disordered. Social skills can be targeted with the use of video modeling, role playing, specific therapy apps, social stories and other various strategies and tools. The use of aided communication with these strategies to work on improving these social skills is an important aspect of speech therapy.
3. Helps with Reading
Speech delay can cause problems listening, reading and writing. Reading and literacy skills can significantly aid in communication. When you can spell, you can communicate freely. Teaching these essential skills can be the key to better communication with others.
4. Enhances Alternative Communication Methods
Work on other communication strategies to aid communication such as gestures, sign language, approximations, vocalizations, and/or other means of communication. As humans, we communicate with a total communication approach. We communicate via speech, facial expressions, gestures, eye contact, writing, typing and many other forms of communication.
Teaching on how to communicate in other ways in addition to a formal means of aided communication (e.g. use the sign for “bathroom”, “eat” and “drink”, tap on a person’s shoulder to get their attention, etc). Also, if a child has specific sounds that are being used consistently, make them meaningful. For example, if a child can say “ha,” use that for “help”. For the approximation, “ba” you might use that for “book” if that is important to that specific individual.
5. Reduces Communication Frustrations
Speech therapy helps children improve communication skills with other children and adults. It focuses on improving speech muscles through special exercises. Speech exercises involve repeating sounds and imitating the speech therapist.
Why Do Some Kids Need Speech-Language Therapy?
Kids might need speech-language therapy for many reasons, including:
Therapy should begin as soon as possible. Children who start therapy early (before they're 5 years old) tend to have better results than those who begin later.
This doesn't mean that older kids won't do well in therapy. Their progress might be slower, though, because they have learned patterns that need to be changed.
Includes assessment for children with developmental delay (Autism spectrum Disorder, Cerebral palsy, Down syndrome, Mental retardation) cleft lip and palate /stuttering/voice disorders/misarticulation .Adults with communication deficits due to stroke, neurological-based disorders including ALS, Parkinson’s, Multiple Sclerosis, Myasthenia Gravis, brain injuries, cancer etc
Referral to a speech pathologist is appropriate when a parent, teacher, or other professional is concerned because a child is demonstrating any of the following difficulties:
At the Adhyayan, children are evaluated for all types of speech and language problems, such as articulation, cerebral palsy, stuttering, cluttering, delayed speech and language, various voice problems and dyslexia. After evaluation, patients are advised speech therapy if required. Parents are also counseled regarding home training. Periodical revaluation is an ongoing process.
Speech and Language assessment is provided for children diagnosed with
Yes, Speech Therapy is the most effective form of treatment for speech and swallowing disorders.
The best age to start speech therapy is when you start noticing the deficits in your child. It is best to schedule a consultation as early as possible with the best child speech therapist in Bangalore.
Speech therapists specialize in adult neurological conditions, childhood disorders, stammering and stuttering, and Dysphagia management.
