What we treat

What we treat

Speech, feeding, and oral motor or myofunctional therapy for infants, children, teens, and young adults.

Speech

Speech Therapy

Whether it shows up as a speech delay, unclear articulation, or childhood apraxia of speech, we start with the movements behind the sounds. We evaluate and treat:

  • Delayed speech
  • Articulation
  • Apraxia / dyspraxia
  • Phonological disorders
  • Motor speech disorders
  • Speech intelligibility

Feeding

Feeding Therapy

Pediatric feeding disorders look different in every child — picky eating, gagging, refusing a whole texture, or difficulty chewing and swallowing comfortably. We evaluate and treat:

  • Food refusals: refusing all food or most foods.
  • Texture transitions: difficulty accepting foods with a certain texture.
  • Limited food repertoire: having a very limited list of ‘acceptable’ foods they will eat.
  • Gagging: when the gag reflex prevents enjoying food or trying new foods.
  • Food stuffing: putting an inappropriate amount of food in their mouth.
  • Behavioral feeders: behaviors around eating that limit the way they eat.
  • Failure to Thrive: a diagnosis where your child isn’t gaining enough weight and falling off the growth charts.
  • Tube feeders: supporting the transition from feeding from a tube to eating orally.
  • Sensory and muscle based feeding difficulties
  • Picky eating
  • Food aversions
  • Transitioning to textures
  • Cup and straw drinking
  • Chewing skills

Oral motor

Oral Motor Therapy / Myofunctional Therapy

Myofunctional therapy retrains everyday oral function — where the tongue rests, how the lips seal, how a child breathes and swallows. We evaluate and treat:

  • Tongue thrust
  • Open mouth breathing
  • Drooling
  • Tongue positioning
  • Support before, during and after palatal expansion and/or braces

Working with your dental team

We work closely with dentists and orthodontists, and make referrals to airway-centric dentists and orthodontists as needed.

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Alphabet Soup — Oral Motor Specialists

83 East Avenue, Suite 313, Norwalk, Connecticut 06851
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