Speech Therapy For Kickstart Therapy

2. ABOUT US Seema Shah is the passionate founder of Kick Start Therapy, a pediatric speech therapy practitioner in Southern Ontario. She is an enrolled Speech Language Pathologist and has finished her schooling at the College of Mumbai, India. Before Seema opened her own private practice in 2009, she worked for more than 10 years at different associations, like Preschool Discourse and Language Drives in the York Area, Erinoakkids, and school wellbeing support administrations. We provide individualized treatment using our multidisciplinary team of Speech Language Pathologists, Social Work Specialists, ABA Counselors, Speech Specialists and many other recovery professionals. Our experts recruit their schools to practice in Ontario.

3. SERVICES • Speech Therapy • Behaviour Therapy • Occupational Therapy • Psychological Assessment

4. Introduction to Speech Therapy ‘ The following are some areas in which we can assist you or a loved one: Speech-language pathologists (SLPs) are trained professionals who use various speech therapy techniques to improve a person's ability to communicate. Speech and language difficulties can be caused by developmental, physiological, neurological or hearing impairments. SLPs and communication disorder assistants (CDAs) provide evidence-based interventions to support clients and caregivers supporting their loved ones. Speech-Language Pathologists (SLPs) and Communication Disorders Assistants (CDAs) provide 1:1 treatment and consultation services in a setting that is convenient for you. • Autism Spectrum Disorder • Apraxia for Speech • Auditory Processing Disorder • Reading and Writing Difficulties • Stuttering • Voice Disorders

5. Autism Spectrum Disorder A neurodevelopmental condition known as autism spectrum disorder (ASD) impacts a person's perception of and interactions with their environment. It is characterised by ongoing difficulties with social contact and communication as well as constrained and repetitive interests and behaviours. Because it involves a broad variety of signs, abilities, and levels of disability that can differ widely from person to person, ASD is known as a spectrum condition.

6. Apraxia for Speech Speech sound disorders include childhood apraxia of speech (CAS). It makes it challenging to understand a child's speech. They struggle to utter speech sounds and combine speech sounds to form words. A speech-language pathologist evaluates a child's capacity to produce various sounds and looks at their mouth-movement patterns.

7. Auditory Processing Disorder Despite having adequate hearing, APD is a problem with how the brain processes or interprets sounds. It can be summed up by saying that there is an issue with how the brain interprets what it hears. Those who struggle with Auditory Processing Disorder frequently have normal hearing sensitivity, but their brains have trouble understanding, organizing, and remembering what is heard, particularly in noisy environments. Children that struggle with auditory processing have trouble remembering and comprehending what they hear. They frequently overlook or misinterpret information that is spoken aloud during education or discussion.

8. Reading and Writing Difficulties (Learning Disability) Learning disability is a neurological condition.Children with learning difficulties may struggle with organizing, remembering, reasoning, and reading, writing, and spelling. A learning disability is a lifelong issue and with the right support and intervention, however, children with learning disabilities can succeed in school and go on to successful careers later in life. Type of Learning Disabilities: • Dyslexia — a language-based disability in which a person has problems interpreting written words. • Dyscalculia — A person with dyscalculia has trouble understanding mathematical concepts and solving arithmetic problems. • Dysgraphia — a writing disability in which a person finds it hard to form letters or write within a defined space.

9. Stuttering Stuttering is a speech problem that manifests as a break in the fluent flow of speech. It is also known as stammering or childhood-onset fluency disorder. Stutterers are aware of what they want to say yet struggle to express it. People who stutter frequently exhibit secondary behaviours such as poor eye contact, jerky movements, and word avoidance. By seeking therapy, a speaker may gain more self-assurance and be less likely to retreat from society or avoid specific communication settings.

10. Voice Disorder Voice disorders are medical illnesses that cause the larynx to emit sounds with aberrant pitch, volume, or quality, impairing speech output. It might be connected to overusing or misusing the voice box. The most frequent voice issue in children is caused by "phonotrauma" or misuse of the voice, such as shouting or making loud noises while playing, cleaning the throat, and/or coughing excessively. Hoarseness, breathiness, strain, recent voice loss, and pitch or volume that is too loud or too soft are a few of the indications and symptoms of vocal disorders.

11. Role of Speech Language Pathologist Pathologists are essential in recognising, analysing, and treating the problems your kid is experiencing. The method Our speech-language pathologist may take a variety of ways to decide how to best assist your kid, including the following: • Screening: The most crucial activity is screening, during which a speech-language pathologist will examine the kids using several testing techniques. • Assessment/Diagnosis: Our speech-language pathologist will analyse all the information gathered during the screening and consultation process to develop a hypothesis for the child during the assessment and diagnostic session. • Counselling and parent education: Our speech-language pathologist will conduct a one-on-one counselling session with the children and parents in the context of the assessment and diagnosis • Treatment / Intervention: Our speech-language pathologist will design a weekly or biweekly treatment programme for your kid depending on their current conditions. In order to ensure that your kid receives the greatest possible growth and recovery support These functions carried out by our speech-language pathologist are crucial in helping a child who may be having one or more of the developmental issues previously described turn their life around.

12. Locations • Brampton Kick Start Therapy is the perfect place to start if you live in or around Brampton and need speech therapy for your child. At Kick Start Therapy, our multilingual speech-language pathologists offer 1:1 therapy and consultative services in a setting that is convenient for you, and for issues ranging from Down syndrome to autism spectrum disorder, acquired brain injury, apraxia of speech, auditory processing disorder, aphasia/stroke, accent reduction, dementia, difficulties with pronouncing, hearing impairment, reading and writing difficulties, receptive and expressive language impairment, and receptive and expressive language impairment.

13. Locations • Mississauga Making therapy as convenient and family-focused as feasible is our aim. Children, adults, and seniors can all receive speech therapy services from Speech Specialists. In Mississauga, speech therapy services are offered. Our therapists closely collaborate with parents and other carers to identify the best ways to support the child's communication. Your child will receive specialised speech therapy sessions as part of an individualised treatment plan.Receptive and expressive language are often the main areas of concentration in language speech therapy.

14. Contact Us Brampton Address: 50 Sunny Meadow Blvd. Unit 213, Brampton, ON Mississauga Address: 3530 Derry Rd E, Unit 212, Mississauga kickstarttherapy@gmail.com +1 905 293 9994 +1 416 827 8274 +1 905 792 1626 Visit us at: www.kickstarttherapy.com

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