Services
Monolingual Speech Screenings/Evaluations
Bilingual Speech Screenings/Evaluations (Spanish)
Feeding Evaluations
SOS® Feeding Therapy- SOS® Approach to Feeding is the only evidence-based approach to treat pediatric feeding disorders with over 30 years of clinical research to show effectiveness. Sessions are typically 1 to 1.5 hours in duration and can be done once weekly or more frequently depending on the most appropriate recommendation.
Hanen More Than Words® Parent Group- This intensive program supports communication in children with Autism. Typical duration is 8 weeks with sessions weekly.
Speech and Language Therapy
Specialized Interventions
SOS® Approach to Feeding
SOS® is the "only results-driven feeding program with 30 years of proven clinical experience helping children learn the skills they need to eat well. SOS uses Play with a Purpose, the Steps to Eating, and Research to guide therapy. Based on and grounded philosophically in the “normal” developmental steps, stages and skills of feeding found in typically developing children, the SOS Approach focuses on increasing a child’s comfort level by exploring and learning about the different properties of food. The program allows a child to interact with food in a playful, non-stressful way, beginning with the ability to tolerate the food in the room and in front of him/her, then moving on to managing the smell of the foods, learning about how foods feel on the body and in their mouth, and then enjoying tasting and eating new foods following the Steps to Eating." (SOS, 2021)
For more information contact us at patricia@developslp.com
More Than Words® — The Hanen Program® for Parents of Children With ASD or Social Communication Difficulties
Our certified Hanen More Than Words Program specialist leads this program designed specifically for parents of children ages 5 and under on the autism spectrum and with other social communication difficulties. Addressing the unique needs of these children, the program provides parents with the tools, strategies and support they need to help their children reach their full communication potential. You can also participate in this program via telepractice. More Than Words helps improve communication by empowering you to help your child reach the following three goals:
1. Improved social communication and back-and-forth interactions
2. Improved play skills
3. Improved imitation skills
The More Than Words parent program includes:
8 training sessions in small, personalized groups
A Hanen Certified speech-language pathologist leading the program
A pre-program consultation for you and your child with your speech-language pathologist
Three individual visits for you and your child with your speech-language pathologist in which you are videotaped while practicing with your child. Then you and your speech-language pathologist watch the videotaped interaction to “see” what’s helping and what you can modify to help even more.