Individualized Speech Therapy Treatment Plans for Children and Adults in Baltimore County, MD
Spectrum Speech and Language Therapy in Baltimore County, MD helps in providing treatment through personalized therapy programs to children and adults. The following are some of our areas of focus.
For Children:
- Speech Delay
- Apraxia
- Developmental Delay
- Early Intervention
- Articulation Disorder
- Tongue Thrusts/Lisps
- Phonological Disorder
- Stuttering/Dysfluency
- Language Delay/Disorder
- Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASD)
- Selective Mutism
For Adults:
- Dysarthria
- Aphasia
- Apraxia of Speech
- Dysphagia (Swallowing Disorders)
- Neurogenic Stuttering
- Degenerative Diseases and Disorders (EG, Parkinson’s, MS)
- Speech Read Training
- Cognitive Deficits (MCI, Dementia, Executive Function)
Treatments
Our goal is to maximize functional outcomes for our pediatric and adult clients. We provide ongoing caregiver education that consists of reassessments and updated treatment plans.
Our assessment tools include, but are not limited to:
Pediatric:
- Preschool Language Scale Screening – 4 (PLS-4)
- Preschool Language Scale Assessment – 4 (PLS-4)
- Goldman-Fristoe Test of Articulation – 2 (GFTA-2)
- Childhood Autism Rating Scale (CARS)
- Rossetti Infant-Toddler Language Scale
- Informal Observation, Audio Tape Analysis
- Expressive-One-Word-Picture-Vocabulary-Test (EVT)
- Receptive-One-Word-Picture-Vocabulary-Test (RVT)
- Gray Oral Reading Test (GORT) 5th edition
Adults
- Mini-Mental State Exam (MMSE)
- Saint Louis University Mental Status (SLUMS Exam)
- Clinical Swallow Evaluation
Boston Naming Test - Western Aphasia Battery (WAB)
- Cognitive Linguistic Quick Test
- Arizona Battery for Communication
- Disorders of Dementia
- Cambridge Prospective Memory Test (CAMPROMPT)
- Stuttering Severity Instrument
- Mini Inventory of Right Brain Injury (MIRBI)
- Ross Information Processing Assessment (RIPA – 2) (RIPA – G)
- Montreal Cognitive Assessment (MoCA)
- Burns Brief Inventory of Communication and Cognition
- Measures of Cognitive Linguistic Abilities (MCLA)
- General Right/Left CVA Evaluation
- Reading Comprehension Battery for Aphasia
Sessions
Our treatment sessions last from 30 to 60 minutes one to three times a week. Our training programs are set up based on your individual needs.
Teletherapy
Spectrum Speech Therapy now offers Telepractice. Telepractice is the application of telecommunications technology to the delivery of speech therapy services at a distance by linking the therapist to the client. This allows for therapy to be conducted as an alternative to missing therapy sessions due to inclement weather, or in situations where travel is an issue.