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The Basics of Speech-Language Therapy

5/1/2015

 
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Speech-Language Therapy teaches children and adolescents how to communicate effectively, solve problems and make decisions independently.  It provides the necessary tools for bright and motivated individuals to engage in meaningful social relationships and complete a fulfilling educational and life experience.

Speech-language therapists are medical professionals who are trained to identify and treat issues with feeding and swallowing which often go undetected and can be a serious threat to an individual’s health. These issues can include a dislike of foods or food textures or inability to properly swallow food and drinks. Difficulties in one or more of these areas include risk of pneumonia, malnutrition and dehydration. Swallowing issues can also affect babies. Infants who have difficulty latching, breast feeding, drinking from a bottle, weak lip muscles, difficulty transitioning from a bottle to soft foods, difficulty chewing, and choking/coughing due to eating can also benefit from therapy.


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Differences between clinic and school-based therapy

3/18/2015

 
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When doctors recommend occupational or speech therapy for school-aged patients, some parents may respond that their children already receive therapy through the public school system. However, a doctor’s medical goals or the family’s functional goals and the goals of the school’s therapist often differ. Understanding the difference between school-based therapy and clinic-based therapy will help families avoid the false impression that services are being duplicated. More importantly, understanding the difference will help families avoid the pitfall of refusing helpful, clinic-based therapy because of the false impression.


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What's all the buzz about Perseveration and Echolalia?

1/23/2015

 
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I have parents coming to see me frequently asking me about two buzz words they were told by a friend, another parent, a therapist, a doctor, or a teacher. These words are Perseveration and Echolalia.  Let’s simplify these terms. 


Perseveration (pronounced: per•sev•er•a•tion) is the repetition of a particular response such as a word, phrase, ritual, or gesture (The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition).  An example of this would be if a child fears the vacuum and continually asks if it is put away.  Another example, which I see regularly is someone having a special interest with cars and/or trains, specifically with television/movies and/or the actual toy. Perhaps a child will ONLY play with his train set and when he plays with it he is uninterested in anything else, playing with it for hours on end.

Echolalia (pronounced: ech•o•lay•li•a) is the automatic repetition of vocalizations made by another person (The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition).  There are two categories of echolalia: immediate and delayed.

Immediate echolalia is just that, immediate. For example, if I say “do you want to play with cars?” An immediate echolalic response would be, “do you want to play with cars?” Rather than answering the question, the child simply “echos” the question.  Is is possible this response is due to lack of understanding, delayed processing, and/or an inability to formulate an appropriate response.
Delayed echolalia… yep you guessed it… is delayed repetition of a word or phrase.  Many times this is evident in the repetition of television commercials, movie lines, and/or  parental reprimands.  A couple of common examples are reciting entire scenes from Cars (the movie) or blurting out “you better not” randomly and/or when the context doesn't match.

Perseveration and echolalia are common among children and adults with autism; however, many children and adults have these characteristics and are not autistic.

If you have concerns about perseveratory behaviors or echolalic speech, talk to your speech-language pathologist today.

- Amy Grant, M.S., CCC-SLP

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What is Augmentative and Alternative Communication (AAC)?

12/24/2014

 

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Importance of Family Involvement in Therapy

12/10/2014

 
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Parent, family, and friend involvement in speech-language and occupational therapy treatment is vital to the child’s therapeutic success.  When I explain “therapy” to my families I explain that my treatment sessions are broken down into steps:

1. Identify any new events or changes reported by parents/family
2. Assess progress made
3. Address specific goals from the Plan of Care
4. Discuss therapeutic techniques used (including successes and failures)
5. Provide “homework” to encourage carryover at home

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    Amy Grant is a licensed Speech-Language Pathologist, Certified Autism Specialist and Clinic Director of Therapy Center of Buda.

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I am so happy with the care my daughter gets here. Everyone is helpful and patient. Amy took extra time 
with me and my wife to explain exactly what was happening with my daughter and explain how therapy was going to help. I love that she involves us in the sessions and we have seen major improvements. I would recommend this clinic to anyone!
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I can't say enough about how much my son has progressed and continues to progress in their care. The love and compassion, professional atmosphere, and top notch therapists make this place the best in central Texas. We are forever grateful to Amy Grant, Miss Angeli, Suzie and Brandi.


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