Summit Speech Therapy is dedicated to providing quality, skilled speech, language and feeding therapy services to all patients.
our services
AAC
Assessment of optimal speech generating device brand/type
Facilitation, education and ongoing programming of each device
Devices used to supplement existing speech (Augmentative)
Devices used in place of speech that is absent or not functional (Alternative)
Autism
Assessment of individual areas of need
Development of joint attention through play based therapy
Facilitation of functional social language skills
(Childhood)
Apraxia of Speech
Assessment of precision and consistency of oral motor movements
Comprehensive overview of error patterns with an individualized care plan
Language Disorders
Expressive/Receptive
Assessment and treatment of age-appropriate language milestones
Development of functional care plans for optimal carry over to a variety of settings
Articulation/Phonology
Comprehensive assessment of all speech sound disorders
Articulation therapy will target correction of errors (e.g., distortions and substitutions) in production of individual speech sounds
Phonological therapy will target correction of predictable, rule-based errors (e.g., fronting, stopping and final consonant deletion) that affect more than one sound at a time
stuttering
Pediatric and adult assessment of primary and secondary stuttering behaviors
Education on stuttering behaviors/experience, speech mechanism and therapy process
Treatment of fluency disorders including speech strategies, parent and patient counseling and activities targeting attitudes/emotions
Oral Motor
Assessment and implementation of the Beckman Oral Motor Protocol
Development of strategies for functional speech and oral feeding skills
Social Pragmatic
Expansion of social language skills to a variety of settings
Social groups to facilitate functional goals and strategy implementation
Utilization of social curriculums based on patient needs
Voice
Assessment in vocal deficits and goals for remediation
Education on vocal hygiene and how to improve vocal intensity and/or quality
Facilitation of optimal vocal techniques
Dysphagia/Feeding
Assessment of breastfeeding/bottle feeding difficulties
Assessment of oral motor skills and readiness for oral feeding
Comprehensive therapy plans for picky eaters
Strategies and facilitation (paired with your nutrition team) for feeding tube weans
VitalStim therapy to improve swallow function