Experienced, Exceptional & Personalized Services for Your Child
At I.M Speech/Language Associates, we evaluate and treat children and young adults with:
Delayed Language Skills
Motor Disorders
Language Based Learning Disabilities
Processing Disorders
Articulation Difficulties
Tongue Thrusts
Hearing Impairment
Autistic Spectrum Disorders
PROMPT Trained
PROMPTS for restructuring Oral-Muscular Phonetic Targets is a tactile/kinesthetic/sensory based approach for reorganizing movement patterns. the technique uses touch on the muscles of the jaw, lips face and tongue. All input is done outside of the mouth. It is equivalent to physical therapy for the mouth because it is based on motor learning theory. Sounds are taught in interactive communication rather than isolation. The PROMPT trained Speech Pathologist has received extensive training in four levels of PROMPT so that they have a firm understanding of motor learning principles.
Myofunctional Therapy
Myofunctional Therapy is the neuro-muscular re-education of the oral and facial muscles. It includes muscle exercises which retrain breathing through the nose, corrects a low tongue rest position, a frontal or lateral tongue thrust (perhaps a reverse swallow) and a variety of other habits linked to malocclusion. Myofunctional therapy is the key to positive growth patterns for the child with myofunctional disorders.
High Quality Services For Your Child
Our goal is to provide YOU the parent, and your child with enormous high quality services to meet your individual requirements to result in maximum success. We offer private sessions, including PROMPT, follow up exercises for the home, on-site school visits as requested and a team approach when appropriate.