Comkey Therapy
Articulation Therapy and Assesment:
Children with difficulty producing speech sounds come to ComKey for therapy. This includes the most common school-age problem, the lisp.
Language Therapy and Assessment:
ComKey therapists will assess and treat children with delays in vocabulary and syntax/grammar or other language disorders.
Voice Therapy and Assessment:
Voice Therapy and Assessment: Children who have prolonged vocal hoarseness come to therapy to learn how to use their voice nicely, without mistreating it. ComKey may also refer some children to the ENT (ear, nose and throat doctor) to rule out any growths that can appear on the vocal chords from prolonged vocal abuse.
Auditory Processing and Comprehension Deficits:
Children who have difficulty understanding spoken language come to ComKey Therapy. Children with auditory processing deficits have difficulty distinguishing and discriminating speech sounds. Children with comprehension issues have difficulty with word meaning, sequencing skills and problem solving.
Pragmatic Language Disorders:
There are children who have difficulty using language properly in social contexts. These children come to ComKey Therapy and learn how to greet others, introduce conversation, make eye contact, use proper body language and other important social skills.
Oral-Motor Disorders:
Weak tongue and/or lip muscles can decrease the clarity of speech and inhibit feeding and/or swallowing. Comkey therapists employ oral activities such as blowing bubbles and whistles, using straws and chewing gum to strengthen these muscles. Children may also demonstrate difficulties coordinating the movement of structures in the mouth during speech. These difficulties are called apraxia. ComKey Therapy specializes in the treatment of apraxia which includes structured practice of speech movements.
Myofunctional Disorders:
Children with myofunctional disorders typically demonstrate a tongue thrust when eating and lisp when producing sounds such as “s.” Myofunctional problems are characterized by a flat, weak tongue that always pushes against the front teeth. ComKey Therapy focuses on reducing the tongue thrust which also reduces difficulties with speech.
