Every child is different, and therefore we provide an individualized intervention plan. We maximize progress in speech, language and communication by combining the most recent evidence based research and treatment methods.
We maximise the child’s progress in speech, language and communication by combining the latest and most effective treatment methods. Our Speech-Language Therapists are trained and experienced in a variety of popular treatment modalities, which include:
- Hanen Programs
- It Takes Two To Talk
- More Than Words
- TalkAbility
- Social Thinking
- PECS (Picture Exchange Communication System)
- DIR Floortime®
- Sequential Oral Sensory (SOS) Approach to Feeding
- Lidcombe Program
- Nuffield Dyspraxia Program
- PROMPT
- TalkTools®
Key collaborations are important in the child’s therapeutic journey at Dynamics Speech. We strongly believe that parents and caregivers play a vital role in the success of the child’s therapy. They can provide support and reinforcement in learning when the child is at home. As such, we actively partner with the child’s parents and/or primary caregivers and support them through parent training, relevant resources and maintain regular and open communication throughout the child’s therapy.
We also ensure the child receives integrated care and support, if needed, through seamless and effective collaborations with Dynamics’ in-house multidisciplinary team of healthcare professionals.
Assessment and Background:
Mary is a 5-year-old girl with moderate language and speech sound disorders associated with Autism Spectrum Disorder. She requires more support while communicating with people surrounding her due to her unintelligible speech, difficulties in understanding a variety of WH-questions and expressing herself in sentences. These difficulties have impacted her social activities to interact and communicate with her peers in school as well as to express her thoughts clearly to people surrounding her.
Intervention:
To address Mary’s challenges, the Speech-Language Pathologist (SLP) developed a comprehensive treatment plan tailored to her specific difficulties and family’s goals. The therapist conducted approaches to facilitate Mary’s speech and language skills at the same time. Across the therapy sessions, the SLP transitioned to focus more on her language skills when her speech became more intelligible at conversation.
The SLP worked closely with Mary’s parents, providing them with weekly feedback and home practice with strategies to support Mary’s language skills (e.g., following more complex instructions, making comments in longer sentences, answering and asking appropriate conversational questions).
Positive Outcome:
Mary made significant progress across the therapy sessions. She was able to maintain and expand her conversation with people surrounding her as well as having an enjoyable time with her peers at school during play and group activities.
Mary’s success story demonstrates the importance of speech and language therapy and the impact that a speech therapist can have on a child’s social and communication skills.
Note: The identities of the individuals mentioned in the success story have been altered to maintain confidentiality.