Speech & Language Therapy

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What is Speech & Language therapy?

Speech and language therapy is a specialized field that enhances communication, eating, and swallowing abilities across all age groups. Conducted by expert speech-language pathologists (SLPs), this therapy involves the thorough assessment and treatment of various speech and language disorders. Speech-language pathologists (SLPs) employ a range of techniques tailored to everyone’s unique needs, focusing on improving skills such as articulation, fluency, voice, and comprehension. This therapy not only facilitates better communication but also significantly enhances the overall quality of life for individuals with speech and language challenges. SLP performs a thorough assessment and identifies the type of communication disorder and the best way to treat it.

The disorders include:

  • Speech Disorders

    These include articulation disorders (difficulty producing sounds correctly), fluency disorders(stuttering), and resonance or voice disorders (having problems with voice quality).

  • Language Disorders

    These involve receptive language disorders (difficulties with understanding and processing what others say), expressive disorders (trouble expressing information), or using language, including vocabulary, grammar, or sentence structure.

  • Cognitive Communication Disorders

    These disorders involve difficulties with communication skills that are related to cognitive functions such as memory, attention, and problem-solving, often resulting from brain injuries.

  • Feeding and Swallowing Disorders

    Conditions like dysphagia, which affect the ability to eat, drink and swallow food.

  • Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD)

    ASD is a lifelong neurodevelopmental condition marked by challenges in social interaction and communication, along with repetitive or restricted behaviors. Symptoms can vary widely among individuals, reflecting the diverse nature of the autism spectrum.

  • Attention Deficit/Hyper Activity Disorder (ADHD)

    ADHD is a neurodevelopmental condition often diagnosed in childhood, marked by inattention, hyperactivity, and impulsivity. Though lifelong, its traits may change over time, affecting areas like relationships, work, and health. Management options include medications, therapies, and strategies to support living well with ADHD.

  • Cerebral Palsy

    Cerebral palsy is a group of conditions that affect movement and posture due to brain damage, often before birth. Symptoms appear in early childhood and range from mild to severe. Children may experience difficulties with oral motor functions, impacting speech, word choice, and expression, which can lead to social challenges later in life.

  • Learning Disorder

    A learning disorder affects how the brain processes information, yet individuals typically have average or above-average intelligence. These disorders can impact skills like reading, writing, short-term memory, language, and following directions. Speech and language disorders in children include: stuttering, articulation errors & childhood apraxia.

  • Communication Disorders

    Communication disorders affect a person's ability to detect, process, and understand symbols for communication, impacting hearing, language, and speech. Causes include neurological damage, like stroke. They can appear in childhood or develop later due to medical conditions and may exist alone or with other developmental disorders. Severity ranges from mild to profound.

  • Speech and language disorder (Articulation, Voice and Stuttering)

    Speech disorders affect a person's ability to form sounds for communication, distinct from language disorders, which impact word learning and comprehension. An expressive language disorder occurs when a child struggles to convey thoughts and ideas, while a receptive language disorder involves difficulty understanding communicated language. Both types of disorders can hinder a person's ability to express thoughts and feelings effectively.

  • Early Childhood Intervention (ECI)

    ECI provides specialized support and services for infants and young children with disabilities or developmental delays, along with their families, to promote development, well-being, and community participation.

  • Language delay / Late talker

    Language delay refers to a significant lag in a child's language development compared to typical milestones for their age. Children with language delay often struggle consistently with vocabulary, grammar, and communication skills.

  • Persistent Delays

    Children with language delay often show persistent difficulties in language development that extend beyond their third birthday.

  • Limited Vocabulary

    They may have a limited vocabulary, struggle to form sentences, and might have difficulty understanding and using words appropriately.

  • Functional communication skills

    Functional communication involves basic skills to express wants and needs, like “I want that” or “I need to use the bathroom.” Most children begin developing these skills through gestures in their first year, progressing to words and simple sentences. However, children with speech and language delays, including those with autism, may experience delays in this development.

  • Motor Speech Disorders (MSD)

    MSD are a type of speech disorder caused by neurological impairments that disrupt the body's ability to speak. Individuals with these disorders struggle to plan, control, and execute speech production due to issues such as weakness in oral muscles (dysarthria) or difficulty coordinating the movements needed for specific sounds (apraxia of speech or developmental verbal dyspraxia).

  • Global Developmental Delay (GDD)

    GDD also known as global developmental disorder, is a neurodevelopmental diagnosis in the DSM-5. It is a type of intellectual disability identified in individuals under age five who show significant developmental delays but cannot receive a more specific diagnosis due to their age.

  • Developmental Language Disorder (DLD)

    DLD is a communication disorder that hampers learning, understanding, and using language, unrelated to conditions like hearing loss or autism. DLD affects a child's speaking, listening, reading, and writing abilities and is also known as specific language impairment, language delay, or developmental dysphasia. Its effects can persist into adulthood.

Speech & Language therapy includes:

  • Gestalt Language Therapy
  • Apraxia Intervention Program
  • Autism Early Intervention (ASD)
  • Beckman Oral Motor Intervention
  • Developmental Language Disorders
  • Pediatric Delayed Speech Milestones
  • Pediatric Motor Speech Disorders (Apraxia (CAS), Dysarthria)
  • Pediatric Expressive & Receptive Language Disorders
  • Drooling Management
  • Oral Placement Therapy
  • Oral Motor & Myofunctional Therapy
  • Reading and Writing problems
  • Listening Therapy
  • Language and Articulation Therapy
  • Fluency Disorder
  • Speech Sound Disorder
  • Voice Rehabilitation
  • Speech & Language Therapy
  • Articulation Speech Therapy
  • Oral motor therapy to improve oral phase of swallowing
  • PROMPT Therapy
  • Augmentative and Alternative Communication (AAC)
  • Swallowing and Feeding Therapy
  • Fluency Therapy
  • Voice Therapy
  • Stuttering/Stammering Therapy Program
  • Colorful Semantics

Speech & Language therapy includes:

  • Gestalt Language Therapy
  • Apraxia Intervention Program
  • Autism Early Intervention (ASD)
  • Beckman Oral Motor Intervention
  • Developmental Language Disorders
  • Pediatric Delayed Speech Milestones
  • Pediatric Motor Speech Disorders (Apraxia (CAS), Dysarthria)
  • Pediatric Expressive & Receptive Language Disorders
  • Drooling Management
  • Oral Placement Therapy
  • Oral Motor & Myofunctional Therapy
  • Reading and Writing problems
  • Listening Therapy
  • Language and Articulation Therapy
  • Fluency Disorder
  • Speech Sound Disorder
  • Voice Rehabilitation
  • Speech & Language Therapy
  • Articulation Speech Therapy
  • Oral motor therapy to improve oral phase of swallowing
  • PROMPT Therapy
  • Augmentative and Alternative Communication (AAC)
  • Swallowing and Feeding Therapy
  • Fluency Therapy
  • Voice Therapy
  • Stuttering/Stammering Therapy Program
  • Colorful Semantics
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Our Speciality

At Rehoboth, our speech and language therapies help to strengthen the speech muscles, enhance language skills, improve fluency and voice quality, and prepare for school thereby improving and enhancing communication, understanding, better speech clarity, increased confidence, enhanced social interactions, improved performance at school and work and significantly improving overall quality of life.

  • Practice at Home

    SLPs provide guidance and exercises for children and their parents or caregivers to continue practicing speech therapy techniques at home.

  • Engaging Play

    SLPs use interactive play, incorporating books, pictures, teaching signs and songs, and various objects to encourage language development through talking and playing.

  • Sound Modeling

    During play, SLPs demonstrate the correct way to produce sounds and syllables, helping children learn how to articulate them properly.

Speech Therapy for Children

At Rehoboth Speech and Occupational Therapy Center, our speech therapy services focus on helping children improve their communication skills, especially those with autism and developmental delays. We use individualized, evidence-based approaches to address speech delays, articulation challenges, and social communication issues. Our goal is to enhance both verbal and non-verbal communication, empowering children to express themselves confidently. Early intervention is key to our therapy, ensuring we can address challenges early for better long-term outcomes. We also work closely with families, equipping them with strategies to support their child's progress at home.

FAQ

As parents, we know you have plenty of questions and concerns about choosing the best clinic for your child. Rest assured, we've got you covered!

Speech therapy helps children with speech, language, and communication challenges. It focuses on improving their ability to speak clearly, understand language, and engage socially. Therapy may involve exercises to improve speech sounds, vocabulary building, or social communication skills, tailored to your child's needs.

There is no specific age to go for speech therapy in Dubai. However, once you have identified any problem in the speech of your child or social interaction skills, you must immediately address them. Our SLPs are skilled and experienced in treating patients of all ages.

The length of the speech therapy is determined by the SLA depending on the patient’s age, health, type and severity of speech disorder, and type and intensity of the therapy employed.

There are various factors involved in speech therapy that determine the time required for the therapy to work, including:

  • Age
  • Medical comorbidities
  • Type and severity of the disorder
  • Affordability
  • Frequency of therapy sessions
  • However, the earlier the speech impairment is diagnosed, the quicker the speech therapy progresses.

Several speech impairments do not need any therapy or treatment as they leave on their own over time. However, certain speech issues require proper treatment by a speech therapy specialist. Here, it is to note that speech treatment plan varies depending on the type of speech and language disorder.

No estimation can be offered prior to the initial assessment of the exact speech disorder. Speech therapy costs depend on various factors like intensity and frequency of therapy sessions, fees of the therapist, type of speaking therapy, and charges of the service provider. In many cases, this cost is covered by health insurance. Before scheduling the session with the speech therapist, check it with your health insurance provider.

Speech and language delays can be distressing for children and their parents as speech delays significantly impact children’s social interaction and personality development.

Rehoboth speech therapists acknowledge this fact and go the extra mile to provide your children with an evidence-based diagnosis and incorporate the best speech therapy in the treatment plan.

We have highly compassionate, experienced, and knowledgeable speech and language therapists on board to provide tailored speech therapy exercises.

If you have noticed any sign of speech delay in your kid, consult our best speech therapists in Dubai and leave all your worries in safe hands.

Speech therapy offers a number of benefits, including:

  • Increased independence.
  • Improved ability to comprehend and express ideas, thoughts and feelings.
  • School readiness for young children.
  • Enhanced vocal quality.
  • Early language skills.
  • Better swallowing function.
  • Improved quality of life.

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