Providing family-centered treatment and play-based intervention to chidren with a variety of speech, language and feeding disorders.
Red Flags for Speech / Feeding Difficulties
Red Flags for Feeding Difficulties:
Restricted food repertoire less than 10 different foods
Long duration for feeding
Refusal of new foods
Problem with growth and weight
Choking, gagging, vomiting
Gastro-nasal reflux
Respiratory Issues
Delayed developmental milestones
Infant/child fusses or fights at meals
Pain or discomfort when eating
Make eating fun and enjoyable for your picky eater!
Early Intervention of speech and language skills are the building blocks for communication.
When to refer to a Speech-Language Pathologist:
At 12 months your child should:
Babble or coo during play
Point or use gestures (wave bye, shake head yes/no)
Imitates gestures or actions
At 18 months your child should:
Produce at least 15 or more words
Imitate words consistently
Waves and/or says “bye-bye”
Responds to simple commands such as: “Come here or Give
me the ball!”
Comprehend some names of common objects
Able to point to at least one body part
At 24 months your child should:
Produce at least 50 words
Combine two words together such as: “More juice!” or “No cookie!”
Respond to simple questions (“Where’s the ball?”)
Point to at least 3 body parts
Produce speech that is approximately 50% understood
At 36 months your child should:
Combine three to four words, producing simple sentences
Able to answers simple yes/no questions consistently
Begin to answer simple who, what, where questions
Follow simple two step commands consistently
Produce speech that is approximately 75% understood
At 48 months your child should:
Produce 5-6-word sentences
Begin story telling with a beginning, middle and end
Comprehend three-part directions consistently
Produce speech that is approximately 90% understood
At 60 months your child should:
Produce grammatically correct sentences containing more
details
Answer how and why questions, as well as, questions pertaining to past or future events
Minimal sound production errors
Don't hesitate to send me a message if you have any questions or concerns about your child's speech and language development!
