Our Services
Disorders We Treat and Evaluate
Speech Sound Disorders
When errors in pronouncing words result in mistakes in sounds or patterns of sounds persisting past a certain age. Sounds errors are determined as appropriate based the child's age.
Language Disorders
Challenges understanding spoken and written information (receptive language disorders) or trouble communicating ideas and questions (expressive language disorders). Many individuals exhibit challenges with both receptive and expressive language simultaneously.
Social Differences
Autism, also known as autism spectrum disorder or ASD, results in social, communication and language problems. These individuals also exhibit restricted and repetitive patterns of behavior, interests, or activities, such as flipping objects, echolalia, or excessive smelling or touching of objects are characteristics.
Cognitive Disorder
Problems with ones thinking processes that affect communication, such attention span, memory, reasoning and problem-solving, which can be acquired or developmental.
Evaluation
When a delay or disorder is suspected, an assessment gathers baseline information to compare your child's present levels to expected norms.
Speech-Language Independent School Educational Evaluations
When can you ask for an Independent Educational Evaluation?
Parents can request an IEE after the school district has performed their own evaluation. The request can occur for the following reasons, but not limited to:
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If you disagree with the district’s evaluation,
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If the district’s evaluation was incomplete and/or they used outdated measures and assessments,
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If the assessment measures used were not appropriate for the suspected eligibility area, and/or
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The district does not employ qualified evaluators for specific evaluations.
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If there are concerns about the appropriateness of the district services or supports.
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If your child’s academic progress still is not adequate.
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