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 ENTs 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
Adult Speech and Language
At this time, we are unable to provide services for acquired speech and language disorders such as stroke and MVA.
Fluency (Stuttering)
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")
Literacy Skills (Reading and Writing)
Book if you child has difficulties with reading and writing.
- Early literacy skills
- Phonological awareness
- Dyslexia and/or dysorthographia
Dysphagia (Impaired Swallowing)
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.
