ADULTS & TEENS - Treatment Protocols

For Adults the screening process begins with an interview. For Teens the parents participate in the interview. Assessments are made including in the area of family, friends and school interaction. One interview is conducted with the child alone while parents are watching the interview via closed circuit video.

  • Speech & Language Evaluation
  • Communicative Emotional Assessment
  • Neurological Evaluation (Recommended in case of pre-existing condition)

APHASIA – Language Disorders

 

-Expressive Language - Cognitive Communication
-Language Comprehension – Articulation - Pragmatic Skills
-Semantic Acquisition - Syntactic Development

 

Treatment format: Intensive for mild-moderate-to-severe stages.The Application is provided at various levels of complexity.

 

•Pre- and post treatment evaluation
•A multiple-baseline approach, Audio, Video, & Animation
•Verb Network Strengthening Exercises
•Object & Action Naming Battery Exercises
•Cognitive Linguistic Exercises
•Word Retrieval Enhancement Exercises, with Atypical & Typical items
•Expressive Language Exercises, Atypical & Typical words
•Comprehension Language exercises with Atypical & Typical words
•Directions & Command Exercise with Atypical & Typical items

 

 

    DYSARTHRIA - APRAXIA 

   Motor Speech Disorders

 

- Respiration -Articulation -Phonation -Resonance

- Prosody

        

Treatment format: Intensive for mild-moderate-to-severe stages.

The application is provided at various levels of complexity.

 

•   Pre- and post treatment evaluation
•   A multiple-baseline approach, Audio, Video, & Animation
•   Respiratory-Phonatory Coordination Exercises
•   Sequential Articulatory Stability Exercises.
•   Articulatory Agility Exercises
•   Resonance Modulation Exercises
•   Prosody Modulation Exercises.

SPEECH FLUENCY DISORDERS -STUTTERING - CLUTTERING

                                  

- Physiological Symptoms -Overt Ancillary Behaviors

-Latent Ancillary Behaviors -Communicative Anxiety -Monitoring                                

 

Treatment format: Intensive for mild-moderate-to-severe stages. The application is provided at various levels of complexity.                          

 

ThePhysiological Treatment is applied in a concentrate form for best retention levels  

    

• Pre- and post treatment evaluation
• A multiple-baseline approach, Audio, Video, & Animation
•Correction of Articulatory Instability Exercises
•Correction of Articulatory Incoordination Exercises
•Respiratory and Phonology Coordination Exercises
•Motor Speech Optimization Exercises  & Correct & Control Skills Exercises

VOICE DISORDERS

 

-Vocal Pitch - Vocal Quality – Resonance – Loudness
 

Treatment format: Intensive for mild-moderate-to-severe stages. The application is provided at various levels of complexity.                          

 

Voice Disorders Treatment includes Vocal Abuse/Misuse Behavioral Management Program and Vocal Hygiene Program.

 

•Pre- and post treatment evaluation
•A multiple-baseline approach, Audio, Video, & Animation
• Vocal Quality Modulation Exercises
• Vocal Loudness Modulation Exercises
• Vocal Pitch Modulation Exercises
• Respiratory-Phonatory Exercises

DYSPHAGIA - Feeding/Nutrition

* This condition is not treated with the APEX SpeechCare System

 

-Integrity of Swallowing Phases (Oral, Pharyngeal & Esophageal)
-Food Consistency Tolerance - Risk of Aspiration

 

 

Dysphagia Treatment is applied as following:

•Clinical Swallowing Evaluation
•Interpretation & development of Plan of Care based on Modified Barium Swallow Study
•Intensive application using neuromuscular electrical stimulation (NMES) targeting
•Re-education of Oropharyngeal Musculature.
•Diet modification based on patient’s swallowing performance.
•Dietary restrictions applied per physician’s order.

NEWLY ADDED !!

 

Skype Sessions

The sessions are available and can be scheduled online or by phone from the convenience of your home.