Speech+Support

** Services **
= Physical Therapy = Physical Therapy can improve:

•Difficulty with mobility (walking, transitions, etc.) •Poor balance (sitting, standing, etc.) •Postural alignment •Poor coordination •Inefficient gait pattern •Decreased strength and/or endurance •Limited range of motion •Fall risks •Lack of age appropriate play •Calibration of the sensorimotor system •Prevention of sports injuries

Heidi at The Speech Center Plus can provide the necessary intervention  = Speech Language <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Pathology  = <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">With many years of combined experience, we provide our clients with highly specialized evaluation and treatment services for a variety of disorders: <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">•Stuttering (including the SpeechEasy device) <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">•Voice including LSVT -LOUD <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">•Speech Articulation <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">•Child Language Development <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">•Accent Reduction <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">•Tongue Thrust <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">•Swallowing (including Vitalstim treatment) <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">•Auditory Processing <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">•Adult Speech, Language and Cognitive/Thinking Skills (related to conditions such as Stroke, Parkinson's, ALS, MS and Traumatic #|Brain Injury) <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">•Autism <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">•Reading and Writing <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">•Pediatric Feeding and Swallowing <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">•And More! <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Speech-Language Pathologists are highly trained in the evaluation and treatment strategies designed to improve or correct communication and swallowing disorders. Each member of our dynamic team of speech-language pathologists holds a #|Masters Degree and is nationally certified and licensed in the State of Oregon. = <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Occupational <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Therapy  =

<span style="color: #000000; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"> <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">A child may need occupational therapy if he or she is having difficulty with one or more of the following:

<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">•Poor fine motor skills <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">•Immature gross motor skills <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">•Difficulty with visual-motor skills (such as cutting, coloring, writing, manipulating objects) <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">•Difficulty with everyday activities such as eating, sleeping, brushing teeth or getting dressed <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">•Oversensitive or under-reactive to touch, movement, sights, sounds, or pain <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">•Easily overwhelmed, limited coping skills <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">•Difficulty with transitions, changes in the environment or routine <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">•Poor attention or difficulty sitting still <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">•Accident prone, clumsy <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">•Limited play or social skills <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">•Decreased strength and endurance <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Occupational therapy promotes an individual’s ability to successfully #|participate in daily life activities. Pediatric occupational therapists use their unique expertise to support the achievement of developmental and learning oucomes for children.

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