Keira Bittner

ORAL MOTOR SKILLS RELATED TO SPEECH OR FEEDING: difficulty coordinating the mouth movements needed for those skills

OROFACIAL MYOFUNCTIONAL SKILLS: concerns with tongue, lip, and jaw movement or coordination that affect feeding or speech

TONGUE TIES AND LIP TIES: concerns about how an infant’s or child’s tongue and lips move and function during feeding or speech. Our therapists assess those skills and provide therapy or recommend a referral when appropriate.

FEEDING/EATING: difficulty chewing, managing textures, or eating an age-appropriate variety of foods

LIMITED FOOD VARIETY AND DIFFICULTY WITH TEXTURES: eating only a small range of foods, gagging on certain textures, or struggling to move to age-appropriate foodsLimited food variety and difficulty with textures: eating only a small range of foods, gagging on certain textures, or struggling to move to age-appropriate foods

EARLY COMMUNICATION: a toddler who is not yet using words as expected or has difficulty communicating wants and needs

MOTOR SPEECH DIFFICULTIES: speech that is hard to understand because a child has difficulty controlling or coordinating the movements used for speaking

CHILDHOOD APRAXIA OF SPEECH: difficulty planning and coordinating the movements needed to say words

LANGUAGE: difficulty understanding what others say, using words, or putting sentences together

EXPRESSIVE LANGUAGE: difficulty using words and sentences to share thoughts, needs, and ideas

RECEPTIVE LANGUAGE: difficulty understanding words, directions, or questions

MIXED RECEPTIVE-EXPRESSIVE LANGUAGE: difficulty both understanding and using language

SPEECH SOUNDS: difficulty saying certain sounds or being understood, including articulation and phonological disorders

LANGUAGE SKILLS FOR READING AND WRITING: difficulty hearing and working with sounds in words, understanding what is read, or organizing thoughts into sentences and written language

AUGMENTATIVE AND ALTERNATIVE COMMUNICATION (AAC): support for children who benefit from communication tools, such as picture systems or speech-generating devices

LANGUAGE AND COMMUNICATION RELATED TO AUDITORY PROCESSING: difficulty understanding or using spoken information, including children diagnosed with an auditory processing disorder

FLUENCY: stuttering or other interruptions in the flow of speech

SOCIAL COMMUNICATION: difficulty using language in conversations and interactions

VOICE AND RESONANCE: concerns about how a child’s voice sounds, such as persistent hoarseness or speech that sounds unusually nasal

Pediatric Speech, Language, Feeding, and Oral Motor Therapy

Orofacial Myofunctional Therapy

Infant Breastfeeding and Bottle Feeding Therapy

Infant Feeding Transitions

Infant and Child Feeding and Swallowing Therapy

Tethered Oral Tissues (Tongue Ties, Lip Ties, and Cheek Ties)

Childhood Apraxia of Speech

Articulation and Phonological Disorders

Language Support Related to Auditory Processing Difficulties

Expressive Language Impairment

Receptive Language Impairment

Mixed Receptive-Expressive Language Impairment

Social Communication Disorder

Speech, Language, and Feeding Therapy for Autistic Children

Augmentative and Alternative Communication (AAC)

Language Skills for Reading and Writing

Voice and Resonance Therapy

Pediatric Speech-Language and Feeding Therapy