Individualized And Client-Centered Speech Therapy
CASLPO Registered Speech-Language Pathologists
At Key to Speech, we provide private speech-language pathology services to children and adults, including assessment, treatment and consultation for a wide range of communication (include voice) and swallowing disorders.
Voice and Chronic Cough
Please book if you are experiencing the following: - Problems with your voice such as losing your voice or your voice sounding different than before - You have been diagnosed with a vocal cord paralysis - Your ENT recommends voice therapy - You experience chronic throat clearing and/or cough - Your Respirologist recommends breathing retraining
Pediatric Speech and Language
Book if you have concerns with your child’s speech and language concerns.
Speech/Articulation: How we produce sounds and words. Examples: - “wabbit” for “rabbit”, “tar” for “car”, - Lisps (“slushy” sound when saying “s”, “z”, “sh”, “ch”, “j”)
Language: Understanding and use of words to communicate. Language also includes the use of gestures. Examples: - Difficulty understanding language (ex. “give daddy the key”) and concepts (ex. “on”, “under”) - Limited vocabulary - Late talker - Early language skills: gestures, facial expressions, imitation, joint-attention, eye-contact - Social communication Skills
Fluency: The flow of our speech. Examples: - Hesitations (ex. “uh”, “like”) - Repetitions of sounds, syllables, and phrases (ex. “Look at the b-b-baby,” “Let’s go out-out-out”) - Sound prolongation (ex. “I had sssssoup for lunch”) - Blocks in airflow (ex. “I see a (pause) dog”)
Book if you child has difficulties with reading and writing.
- Early literacy skills
- Phonological awareness
- Dyslexia and/or dysorthographia
Adult Speech and Language
Articulation Accent Modification Communication Skills Fluency: Book if you are experiencing the following difficulties with the flow of speaking.
Your speech may be characterized by: - Hesitations (ex. “uh”, “like”) - Repetitions of sounds, syllables, and phrases (ex. “Look at the b-b-baby,” “Let’s go out-out-out”) - Sound prolongation (ex. “I had sssssoup for lunch”) - Blocks in airflow (ex. “I see a (pause) dog”)
Swallowing Assessment
Book if you are experiencing the following:
- Difficulty chewing
- Coughing or choking when eating and drinking
- Sensation of food getting “stuck”
- Pain when swallowing
- Problems managing saliva (ex. drooling and/or choking on saliva)
- Disinterest, isolation related to eating or drinking
Communicative Disorders Assistant (CDA)
Book only if you have been assessed by a Speech-Language Pathologist at our clinic and have been assigned to a CDA under the SLP’s supervision.
Miscellaneous
Speech-Language Pathology Assistant (SLPA)
Book only if you have been assessed by a Speech-Language Pathologist at our clinic and have been assigned to a Speech-Language Pathology Assistant under the SLP’s supervision.
