EXPERTISE
APHASIA:
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Language Impairment from brain damage caused by Stroke, Brain Tumors, Traumatic Brain Injury or Brain Disorders.
Applied Behavior Analysis Experienced.
Apraxia & Dysarthria.
Auditory Processing:
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Central Auditory Processing Disorder (CAPD).
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Speech, Language, Communication & Listening Skills impacted by hearing loss or deafness.
Augmentative & Alternative Communication therapy experienced.
Cognition:
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Attention.
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Executive Functioning.
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Memory.
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Problem Solving.
Emotional Disturbance, Trauma or Anxiety effecting Communication
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Selective Mutism, etc.
Fluency:
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Stuttering & Cluttering.
Language:
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Receptive Language (comprehension).
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Expressive Language (e.g. indicating wants/needs, thoughts, ideas, emotions, etc.).
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Literacy/Reading.
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Morphology.
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Phonology.
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Semantics.
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Syntax.
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Paralinguistic Communication (e.g. gestures, signs, body language).
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Phonology.
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Pragmatics (e.g. language use & social aspects of communication).
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Reciprocal Social Interactions (e.g. joint attention, imitation, sharing, play, emotions/feelings, perspective-taking, conventions and rules of society).
Oral Motor Dysfunction.
Picky Eating:
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Food selectivity/refusal.
Play-Based Therapy.
PROMPT Trained:
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A multi-dimensional approach to treating Speech Production Disorders.
Social Thinking:
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A social skills curriculum created by Michelle Garcia Winner intended for students with Social Learning Disabilities. Its main focus is teaching individuals to think about how others perceive them.
Speech Production:
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Articulation & Phonological Delays.
s.t.e.a.m./S.T.E.M.
voice:
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Physiologic Voice Therapy: Accent Method, Phonation Resistance Training Exercise (PhoRTE), Resonant Voice Therapy, Stretch and Flow Phonation, Vocal Function Exercises (VFEs), Symptomatic Voice Therapy, Amplification, Lip Trill, Posture, Relaxation, & Yawn-Sigh.
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Vocal Hygiene (e.g. identifying behaviors contributing to voice problems).
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Implementation of healthy Vocal Hygiene practices.
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Reduction of vocally traumatic behaviors.
ZONES OF REGULATION:
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A cognitive behavioral approach created by Leah M. Kuypers & Michelle Garcia Winner used to teach Self-Regulation.