At a Glance
- Speech and Language therapy for children and adults with Autism, Apraxia, Down Syndrome, ADHD, speech and development delays, stuttering, and cognitive difficulties
- Reimbursement through most healthcare insurances
- Licensed and certified Speech Language Pathologists
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Our Therapists
Easterseals Western and Central Pennsylvania offers speech-language therapy to individuals of all ages. We have highly qualified Speech-Language Pathologists that are certified by the American Speech and Hearing Association. These therapists provide services to clients in Early Intervention (birth to age three), school district programs, adult day services and the center-based outpatient rehabilitation program.
Our therapists have extensive experience in augmentative and alternative communication systems, treatment of children with autism, managing feeding and swallowing disorders and remediation of general speech and language disorders. Our department utilizes current technology to assist our clients in achieving their greatest communication potential.
Speech Services Include:
- Diagnosing Speech and Language Disorders
- Providing free speech-language and hearing screenings
- Treatment of speech, language disorders
- Provision of parent/patient and public education regarding treatment and prevention of speech and language disorders
- Co-treatment with OT/PT as appropriate for integrated approach to multiple delays
- Assistive/Alternative Communication Assessments
Types of Disorders Diagnosed and Treated:
- Phonological/Articulation Disorders
- Fluency (Stuttering) Disorder
- Voice Disorders
- Apraxia (motor speech disorder)
- Dysarthria (slurred speech)
- Dysphagia (Swallowing)
- Aphasia (Stroke related language difficulties)
- Delayed and Disordered Receptive and Expressive Language
- Nonverbal - Augmentative/Alternative Communication
- Cognitive Rehabilitation
- Autism Language Intervention using a Sensory Integration multi-disciplinary treatment approach when indicated
- Communication-based behavior remediation
- Pragmatic (social) disorders
- Central Auditory Processing Disorders
Charter School Contract Services
Our licensed and highly credentialed speech-language pathologists and interpreters are available to provide services in support of charter school programs. All therapists and interpreters have extensive training and experience in providing student programs which include the provision of comprehensive evaluations, development of Individualized Educational Programs (IEPs), and implementation of state-of-the-art evidence based practices as part of a multidisciplinary team approach.
