Speech & Feeding Therapy Services for Children
Providing family-centered and play-based private speech and feeding therapy for kids of all ages in Hoffman Estates, IL.
Evaluations
We will begin with a comprehensive evaluation based on your concerns and your child’s needs. Evaluations allow the speech therapist to develop an understanding of your child's strengths, preferences, and needs related to communication and/or feeding. Evaluations typically include:
Parent interview
An observation of your child engaged in play or an activity
Formal and/or informal assessments
After the evaluation, we will review the results with you, and together, we will develop a therapy plan and goals.
Our Approach to Therapy
Our journey together will begin with taking time to get to know your child and develop a trusting relationship. Every session will be tailored to your child’s goals, interests, and current mood and energy level.
As every child is different, so is every speech and feeding therapy session. We will use games, play, books, movement (climbing, jumping, scooter boards, obstacle courses), and other motivating activities to engage your child in the learning process.
Parents are encouraged to participate in our sessions, and time will be dedicated to talking about what we are working on and how you can build practice into your daily routines at home.
Speech
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Language
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AAC
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Evaluations
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Autism
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Late Talkers
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Stuttering
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Natural Language Acquisition
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Feeding
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Speech • Language • AAC • Evaluations • Autism • Late Talkers • Stuttering • Natural Language Acquisition • Feeding •
Our Specialties
Speech Sound Disorders
Childhood Apraxia of Speech, Articulation, & Phonological Disorders
During speech therapy, your child will be engaged in meaningful activities that strategically target their speech goals while also building on their strengths. To an outside observer, it might look like they are simply playing; however, every element of the therapy session is purposeful to maximize your child’s interests and learning. From scavenger hunts to bowling with target words or simply being silly in front of a mirror, each session is action-packed with fun, movement, and meaning!
Speech Therapy will help your child:
Gain confidence as a communicator
Improve speech clarity
Increase participation and engagement with peers and adults
Develop early literacy skills and phonological awareness
Language Delays & Disorders
Late Talkers, Receptive/Expressive Language Disorders, Natural Language Acquisition, Social Language
Language Therapy encompasses a large umbrella of skills — from children learning their first words to those needing assistance with higher-level language and academic concepts. Therapy often targets developing spontaneous language, answering questions, improving grammar skills, understanding concepts, and increasing conversation and social language skills. It is interactive, exploratory, and filled with personalized activities to help your child’s language blossom.
Language Therapy will help your child:
Effectively communicate their wants and needs
Participate in age-appropriate activities
Build social connections
Develop flexibility in communicating across environments
Augmentative and Alternative Communication (AAC)
Low-Tech & High-Tech Systems, Sign Language
AAC involves finding the right tools to unlock the world of communication for those who are non-speaking communicators or need assistance communicating. We have extensive experience in a variety of AAC systems, allowing us to tailor a personalized system of communication for your child and family. Total communication may include PECS (Picture Exchange Communication System), choice boards, sign language, or high-tech systems. We will not rest until we have found what works for your child and have provided support and training to the family to implement.
Therapy using AAC will help your child:
Increase communication and decrease frustration
Express themselves through a variety of modalities
Use meaningful vocabulary
Socially interact with others and build relationships
Feeding Therapy
Picky Eaters, Sensory Aversions, Medical Feeding Disorders, Cleft Lip/Palate, Oral Motor Delays, Feeding Tube Dependency, & Lactation Support
Feeding therapy is all about making mealtimes successful and stress-free for the whole family. Whether your child is having difficulty with breastfeeding, bottle feeding, chewing, swallowing, or eating a variety of foods, our feeding therapists can help. We will work alongside your family and medical team to overcome feeding challenges and help your child become a happy, confident eater!
Feeding Therapy will help your child:
Improve their nutrition and weight gain
Try new foods and eat a variety of foods and textures
Reduce gagging, choking, reflux, or vomiting while eating
Transition from tube feedings to eating by mouth
Enjoy mealtimes with the family
We Are Accepting New Clients!
Let’s TALK Pediatric Therapy provides speech, language, AAC, and feeding therapy for kids of all ages, conveniently located on Ascension St. Alexius Hospital Campus in Hoffman Estates, IL.