For children, speech and language skills lay the foundation for a lifetime of successful learning and cultivating positive social experiences. For adults, therapy can be critical to regaining communication and thought processing skills following a health incident or medical diagnosis.
I specialize in apraxia of speech and Augmentative & Alternative Communication (AAC), and have proven success improving other manifestations of a receptive and/or expressive language disorder.
I look forward to the opportunity to assist your family member realize their greatest potential.
I specialize in apraxia of speech and Augmentative & Alternative Communication (AAC), and have proven success improving other manifestations of a receptive and/or expressive language disorder.
I look forward to the opportunity to assist your family member realize their greatest potential.
TREATMENT FOR CHILDREN
A candidate for treatment may demonstrate reduced:
Speech conditions for children include (and are not limited to):
- clarity of speech (cannot understand their words)
- fluency (stuttering)
- vocabulary
- ability to maintain a conversation
- ability to engage with peers and participate in back and forth play
- ability to appropriately answer and/or ask questions
- ability to imitate words or imitate actions
- ability to follow directions without gestures (especially outside of a routine)
- ability to answer questions about a past experience or about a story (read to them or independently read)
Speech conditions for children include (and are not limited to):
- Receptive and/or Expressive Language Delays or Disorders
- Motor-Speech Disorders/Childhood Apraxia of Speech
- Articulation Disorders/Phonological Processes
- Stuttering or Fluency Disorders
- Information Processing Disorders
- Traumatic Brain Injury
- Cerebral Palsy
- Down Syndrome
TREATMENT FOR ADULTS
A candidate for treatment may demonstrate the following after a stroke, illness, or traumatic brain injury:
Augmentative & Alternative Communication (AAC) support through either high-tech devices (e.g., NovaChat, Tobii Eye Gaze) or low-tech methods (e.g., Picture Exchange Communication) is also available.
Studies have confirmed that Augmentative and Alternative Communication (AAC) does not suppress verbal language, instead can enhance an individual's verbal productions.
- reduced ability to understand language
- reduced ability to express themselves
- reduced ability to initiate (tasks or language)
- lapses in memory
- reduced ability to independently write or read
- feeding and swallowing issues
Augmentative & Alternative Communication (AAC) support through either high-tech devices (e.g., NovaChat, Tobii Eye Gaze) or low-tech methods (e.g., Picture Exchange Communication) is also available.
Studies have confirmed that Augmentative and Alternative Communication (AAC) does not suppress verbal language, instead can enhance an individual's verbal productions.
• THE MIND BELIEVES, THE BODY ACHIEVES •
PROCESS
Step 1: Click Contact Me , or email me: mk(at)mehreenkakwan.com
Step 2: We can set up a time for an initial intake to discuss your concerns and set up an evaluate, if required. The first 30 minute phone consultation is free. (If the family can provide a copy of a a recent speech and language evaluation, another evaluation may not be necessary).
Step 3: Weekly treatment sessions begin (usually 1-2 visits per week, 30-60 minute sessions). Time is allotted within each visit to discuss progress and home program notes.
Step 2: We can set up a time for an initial intake to discuss your concerns and set up an evaluate, if required. The first 30 minute phone consultation is free. (If the family can provide a copy of a a recent speech and language evaluation, another evaluation may not be necessary).
Step 3: Weekly treatment sessions begin (usually 1-2 visits per week, 30-60 minute sessions). Time is allotted within each visit to discuss progress and home program notes.
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