Meghan Bussiere

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CONDITIONS WE TREAT:

* We Treat Pediatric Patients from Birth to 19

* BREASTFEEDING: difficulty latching, maintaining a latch, coordinating sucking and swallowing, or feeding comfortably and effectively

* BOTTLE FEEDING: difficulty latching onto a bottle, managing milk flow, or coordinating sucking, swallowing, and breathing

* FEEDING TRANSITIONS: difficulty moving between breast and bottle feeding or progressing from breast or bottle feeding to cups and solid foods

* 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

* 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.

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

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

* 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

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

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

* 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

* 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

SERVICES AT TTFKIDS

* 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

* Voice and Resonance Therapy

* 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

* Language Support Related to Auditory Processing Difficulties

Pediatric Speech-Language and Feeding Therapy