WHO MAY BENEFIT FROM EASTER SEALS SPEECH-LANGUAGE PROGRAM?
Children with any type of communication difficulty may benefit from the speech-language program at Easter Seals. Speech-language difficulties may be present at birth, may not follow typical developmental progression or may be due to disease, illness or accident. Many conditions can be corrected if parents recognize them early and seek help. Services are available for children from birth through school age. Our licensed and certified speech-language pathologists identify, evaluate and treat all types of communication difficulties such as: • Language deficits in the development of skills such as vocabulary and grammar necessary for expressing and understanding thoughts and ideas, difficulty with auditory processing or listening skills or concerns with reading and written language skills. • Articulation difficulties with the way sounds are formed or put together, sometimes characterized by substituting or leaving out sounds. • Voice difficulties, inappropriate pitch, too high, too low, ne
