Pediatric Speech & Language Therapy

Focus on children’s speech and language

Here at Therapies of the Rockies, we truly understand how important proper language systems are and how difficult it can be to overcome speech disorders. Our loving staff enjoys working with young patients; we have therapists who specialize in early intervention (birth to three years old), as well as those who can perform file review and consultations for IEP meetings. We have speech therapy specialists at our Aurora, Lakewood, and Colorado Springs locations, so please reach out with any concerns you might have or if you are interested in setting up a consultation. We’re here to help however we can.

Pediatric Speech Disorders

From stuttering to dysarthria, we work with children who have pediatric speech disorders of all kinds. Our speech therapists are highly experienced in diagnosing and treating the following issues in young patients:

Childhood Apraxia of Speech:

A motor speech disorder where children have problems saying sounds, syllables, and words.

Articulation & Phonological Disorders:

Articulation disorders involve problems making sounds, and phonological disorders involve patterns of sound errors.

Dysarthria:

A motor speech disorder that results from impaired movement of the muscles used for speech production.

Stuttering:

Issues with the production of speech sounds.

Autism spectrum disorder:

A developmental disability where children may have social, communication, and language problems.

Voice Disorders:

These can range from vocal cord paralysis to vocal cord nodules and more.

Our therapists are able to create a comprehensive treatment plan that will address your child’s unique issues. Call our office to get started!

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Pediatric Language Disorders

Pediatric language disorders can be challenging to treat, but our team members are up to the task and have many successes working with children of all ages and abilities. Let our therapists work with your child on:

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Language-Based Learning Disabilities:

Problems with age-appropriate reading, spelling, and/or writing.

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Preschool Language Disorders:

Difficulties with understanding and/or talking in children aged 3 to 5 years.

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Selective Mutism:

Problems with speaking in certain situations.

Your child doesn’t have to struggle; our experienced speech therapists can help them. Contact us today for an appointment!

Help with Swallowing Disorders

Therapies of the Rockies is bringing state of the art dysphagia instrumentation to our outpatient clinic via the use of our Fiberoptic Endoscopic of Swallow (FEES) system. Our FEES Endoscopist is trained in the assessment and treatment of swallowing disorders through the implementation of FEES.

We all have difficulty swallowing sometimes. We may have trouble chewing a tough piece of meat. We may gag on food or have to swallow hard to get it down. And we have all had a drink “go down the wrong way,” making us cough and choke. A child with a swallowing disorder will have trouble like this all the time. A swallowing disorder is also called dysphagia (dis-FAY-juh).

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Frequently Asked Questions

What is the difference between Speech and Language Therapy?

Speech is the production of sounds and words. Language is how we use those words to communicate our thoughts, ideas, wants and needs.

What diagnoses and disorders do speech therapists treat?

Aphasia, Apraxia, Articulation Disorders, autism, Down Syndrome, Dysarthria, Dysphagia, Fluency Disorders (Stuttering), Phonological Disorders, Pragmatics, Receptive/Expressive Language Disorders, and Voice Disorders.

How often should my child go to speech therapy?

Typically sessions take place 1-2 times per week.

At what age can treatment be done?

Any age! Patients across the lifespan can benefit from speech/language therapy based on their current needs.

How can speech therapy help my child?

Speech therapy can help an individual improve their speech, language, fluency, voice and/or pragmatic skills using the latest research.

I believe my child needs speech-language therapy, where do I begin?

Give us a call and we will set up an initial evaluation to conduct a comprehensive evaluation of your child’s skills.

What can my child expect from a speech and language assessment?

A full speech-language assessment (which could also include voice, fluency, pragmatics, auditory processing, feeding/swallowing) will provide a thorough evaluation of your loved one’s current ability levels, background and history, areas of strength and areas of concern as well as a recommendation and potential diagnosis

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Aurora & Lakewood

(720) 535-5671

Fax: (303) 362-8986

Hours

Mon - Fri — 8:00am - 6:00pm
Saturday & Sunday — Closed