If your child has difficulty saying certain sounds, replaces sounds, has difficulty saying words, or is difficult to understand, they may have a speech sound disorder.
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What are the different types of pediatric speech sound disorders?
Articulation
Articulation disorders refer to difficulty producing individual speech sounds. This may be a substitution of one sound for another (e.g. saying “wabbit” for “rabbit”) or the distortion of a sound (e.g. frontal or lateral lisps). Most children can produce all speech sounds by the age of 5.
Childhood Apraxia of Speech
Childhood Apraxia of Speech (CAS) is a rare motor based speech disorder that makes it difficult for children to speak. The child may know what they want to say, however they have difficulty planning and programming the message from the brain to the mouth to communicate efficiently. This is not a result of muscle weakness. CAS is diagnosed by a trained speech-language pathologist and is not a medical condition.
Phonology
Phonological disorders refer to consistent rule-based error patterns that can affect one or more sounds. For example, children with the phonological pattern of “cluster reduction” may delete one of the sounds in a consonant cluster (e.g. saying “mile” instead of “smile” or “fake” instead of “flake”). It can be common for young children who are starting to speak to use phonological patterns to simplify their speech. If a child continues to demonstrate the use of phonological patterns past the expected age, he or she may have a phonological disorder.
Other
Speech sound disorders may also be due to hearing loss, structural differences (cleft lip/palate), or neurological differences (dysarthria).
We Provide
Consultations
A complimentary 15-minute phone consultation to discuss your concerns and determine if a formal evaluation is warranted at this time.
Evaluations
If an evaluation is warranted, an assessment will be provided to determine differential diagnosis of a speech sound disorder. You will receive a completed evaluation report with background information, assessment results, and recommendations.
Individualized Therapy
Together we will create a treatment plan that is individualized for each child based on their specific areas of concern. Therapy is always rooted in current research and tailored to fit the client and family needs.
Bloom Speech Therapy is currently providing therapy in-home and at daycare centers.
To schedule an appointment, please call 630-474-4066 or email info@bloom-speech.com.
Bloom Speech Therapy is currently accepting private pay clients. A superbill is available upon request. A superbill is a detailed invoice outlining the services your child receives. You can submit the superbill directly to your insurance provider for possible reimbursement or benefits your insurance may offer.