Speech Therapy

In a recent parent-teacher conference, the teacher expressed concern that your child may have a problem with certain speech or language skills. Or perhaps while talking to your child, you noticed an occasional stutter. Could your child have a problem? And if so, what should you do?

It's wise to intervene quickly. An evaluation by a certified speech-language pathologist from Mountain View Hospital can help determine if your child is having difficulties

We serve children (age three and up) with developmental disabilities, learning difficulties, communication disorders, and physical disabilities.

Diagnoses/Populations that we serve:

We provide children and teens with specialized evaluation and treatment programs focused on the client and their family’s needs.

Treatment of Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder: Provides evaluation services with follow-up education and treatment services for children diagnosed with ADHD. Treatment focus may include developing improved academic readiness, developing attention to task, improving visual-perceptual skills, sequencing, organizational, and life skills.

Treatment of Autism/PDD: Provides evaluation and treatment strategies that focus on improving the child/adolescences’ functional skills. Treatment strategies consist of hands-on treatment, adapting their environment, using sensory integration, promoting structured routines, and facilitating communication in order to decrease behaviors and improve independence.

Treatment of Feeding Disorders: Provides comprehensive evaluation and coordinated care for children and adolescents with special feeding needs.

Treatment of Neuromuscular-Skeletal Disorders: Provides the treatment needs for children with neurological and skeletal deficits which affect their posture, muscle tone, self-care skills, daily living skills, and mobility.

Treatment of Gait/Mobility and Balance Disorders: Provides specialized treatment of gait disorders due to hypotonia, spasticity, toe-walking, and balance problems related to neurological disorders.

Adaptive Equipment/Toy Clinic: Provides specialized evaluation and treatment services to children who need bracing, special adaptive equipment or other consultative services to improve their functional independence with their activities of daily living.