Speech therapy

Inpatient care

Provides inpatient therapy services at Methodist Hospital Family Birth Center for newborn and pediatric feeding and swallowing evaluations, including video swallow studies.

Outpatient care

Frequently seen diagnoses

• Autism, Asperger syndrome, pervasive developmental disorder
• Sensory integration disorder
• Cerebral palsy
• Developmental delays 
• Oral motor feeding difficulties
• Cleft lip and palate
• Hearing impairment
• Voice disorders
• Apraxia of speech
• Receptive and expressive language delay
• Stuttering
• Dysphagia
• Articulation, phonological delay
• Orofacial myology (tongue thrust)
• Central auditory processing disorder (CAPD)

Treatment techniques

• Oral, motor feeding treatment
• Facilitation of receptive and expressive communication
• Instruction in early sign language skills or Picture Exchange Communication System (PECS)
• Voice conservation programs
• Specific programming for autism, articulation, language, apraxia of speech, tongue thrust and CAPD
• Social skills group