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Speech & Feeding Therapy Services

Helping Children Communicate and Eat Safely

1️⃣ Speech Therapy

Focus: Improving a child’s ability to communicate effectively through speech, sounds, and language.

Includes:
  • Articulation Therapy (correcting sounds like “r,” “s,” “l”)
  • Voice modulation (pitch, loudness, tone)
  • Fluency training (for stuttering)
  • Vocabulary and grammar development
  • Social communication (pragmatics)
  • Alternative & Augmentative Communication (AAC) for non-verbal children

Used For: Autism, speech delay, cleft palate, apraxia, Down syndrome, stammering.

2️⃣ Oral Feeding Therapy

Focus: Teaching safe and effective eating, chewing, and swallowing skills.

Includes:
  • Improving oral muscle strength and coordination
  • Sensory-based feeding techniques (taste, texture, temperature)
  • Transitioning from tube feeding to oral feeding (if applicable)
  • Building tolerance to various foods
  • Behavior-based feeding interventions

Used For: Autism with food aversions, sensory feeding issues, delayed oral motor skills, picky eating.

3️⃣ Oral Placement Therapy (OPT)

Focus: Strengthening the oral muscles for speech and feeding through tactile and visual cues.

Includes:
  • Tools like whistles, straws, bite blocks, chewy tubes
  • Mouth, tongue, lip, and jaw coordination training
  • Activities targeting placement of articulators (lips, tongue, jaw) for better sound production
  • Helps bridge the gap between motor planning and speech output

Used For: Children with limited speech, low oral tone, apraxia, feeding issues.

4️⃣ Speech and Language Interaction Therapy

Focus: Developing both expressive (what a child says) and receptive (what a child understands) language in natural social settings.

Includes:
  • Picture Exchange Communication System (PECS)
  • Turn-taking, conversation skills
  • Group play and storytelling
  • Functional communication for daily needs
  • Emotional expression through speech

Used For: Autism, language delay, non-verbal children, children with intellectual or developmental disabilities.

👩‍⚕️ Delivered by:

  • Certified Speech-Language Pathologists (SLPs)
  • Feeding Therapists trained in pediatric oral motor techniques
  • OPT-trained professionals

💡 Outcomes:

  • Improved verbal speech or alternative communication
  • Better chewing and swallowing
  • Increased food variety
  • Functional independence in communication
  • Confidence in social situations