Additional Areas of Services
Fluency Disorders (Stuttering)
Stuttering is characterized by a lack of fluent speech. Children who stutter may experience repetitions of sound, syllables and/or words (e.g. “I w-w-w-w-ant that”), prolongations or stretching of sounds (e.g. “mmmmmmom”), or blocks of airflow or voicing (“s——-trawberry”). They may also experience secondary behaviours of stuttering, which may include avoiding words or situations during which they typically stutter, eye blinking, breathing movements, head jerking, or interjection of filler words such as “um”.
AAC
Alternative and augmentative communication (AAC) is a form of communication that can be used instead of speaking verbally, or in combination with speaking. It can enhance your child’s ability to communicate and give them a voice. These devices and systems can be used for children who have severe expressive and receptive language difficulties. These difficulties may be secondary to other physical or cognitive conditions.
Social Communication Disorders
Some children have difficulties understanding the unspoken rules of communication. They may have difficulty using eye contact, following conversational turn-taking, telling and understanding stories, interacting appropriately with others in social situations, staying on topic, making and keeping friends, or understanding what was not explicitly stated.