Stuttering Therapy For Kids In Albuquerque, NM
Stuttering therapy promotes fluent speech by reducing sound or syllable repetitions with blocks and visible tension
Your Child Can Benefit From Stuttering Therapy In Albuquerque
If you are a parent worrying:
· “My child repeats sounds and syllables”
· “My child has difficulty getting their words out, and gets frustrated”
· “My child stutters just like me”
· “My child feels embarrassed talking to others because of their stutter”
I can help your child talk fluently!
How To Know When Your Child Needs Fluency Therapy
If your child often repeats sounds or words or has difficulty being understood by others they can benefit from speech therapy
If modeling and supportive cues are not enough, explicit instruction in speech therapy can help your child’s fluency skills improve
What Is A Fluency Disorder?
It is an interruption in the flow of speech that may be caused by genetic and neurophysiological factors
Stuttering Therapy In Albuquerque, NM Can Help
It’s common for preschool and young school-age children to receive speech therapy for stuttering.
Fluency treatment is most successful when children can discriminate “smooth” and “bumpy” speech, follow simple directions regarding deep breathing exercises and talking slowly, and use simple tools to educate those around them about stuttering.
Speech therapy with me will help your child develop new skills and feel the confidence of speaking without stuttering!
Benefits Of Fluency Therapy
Stuttering therapy with me helps your child:
Talk with clear and fluent utterances
Express ideas with ease and confidence
Master the skills of awareness and self-correction
Stuttering Goals Typically Treated
After more than ten years of experience I know that the most common fluency goals include use of relaxed breathing techniques, slow speech rate, stretched speech, self-advocacy, self-awareness, and self-correction
My Approach To Fluency Therapy In Albuquerque
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· Formal or informal assessment with use of Stuttering Severity Index – 4th Edition, oral mechanism examination, spontaneous speech sample, and, if appropriate, a reading sample
· Begin treatment with education about the brain, ears, mouth, tongue, throat, voice box, and lungs with pictures and crafts
Let your child educate the whole family about the new stuff they learned to internalize information and build a strong foundation for success in fluency therapy
· Play games and incorporate deep interests into therapy sessions while prompting fluent speech during play, drill tasks, conversation, and reading with verbal / visual cues
· Track progress with homework sheets and colorful charts
· Motivate the generalization of new skills with positive reinforcement and parent education
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· Play with items of high interest to each unique child
E.g., bubbles, cars
· Cause-effect toys that promote engagement
· Puzzles that ignite problem solving
· Illustrated books
E.g., When Oliver Speaks by Kimberly Saadiq & Garvin Wicks
· Tabletop games
E.g., Zingo, Picky Kitty
· Easy-to-carry mirror for visual feedback
· FORBRAIN Headset for auditory feedback
To make the most of our time together my treatment incorporates:
Lidcombe Program offers collaborative and effective treatment procedures for children who stutter and their primary caregiver
My use of various treatment methods will match each child’s individual skills and needs
Start Stuttering Therapy In Albuquerque, NM Today!
Schedule your free 30-minute consult call to see if flexible and impactful therapy is right for you!
Stuttering Therapy Services Offered At Sound Steps LLC
Initial Evaluation
$160 + taxes per hour
Together, we decide on what stuttering goals to focus on.
In-Person Treatment Sessions
$80 + taxes per hour
Stuttering treatment will empower your child with the skills they need to be successful in every interaction.
Telehealth Treatment Sessions
$60 + taxes per hour
Live outside of the Albuquerque area, but interested in awesome fluency therapy?
We can meet virtually to play and learn, learn and play - and you guessed it - play and learn.
Superbills For Insurance Reimbursement Are Always Provided
*Medical notes shared safely via HIPAA compliant email after each session for your review and records*
My Speech-Language Interventions Also Promote:
improve connection, engagement, analytic & gestalt language processing, communication, and social skills
improve analytic & gestalt language processing, vocabulary, sentence structure, language understanding, pragmatics, augmentative & alternative communication
improve speech sound development, phonological disorders, articulation delays, and childhood apraxia of speech
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