Is Your Child Not Meeting The Proper Milestones For Their Age?
At Wee Speak Therapy & Learning Center, we provide many types of pediatric speech therapy in Lafayette, IN to help your child. You can rest easy knowing that your child’s treatment will be as seamless as possible through our integrated care plans.
We work with children of all ages, and ensure the best quality of care for each child. Our patients face developmental delays and have challenges meeting their milestones with speech and language, making it difficult for them to interact with others, learn, explore and play.
Wee Speak Therapy & Learning Center strives to create a warm and encouraging environment for your child to improve their speech, language, and gross motor skills. Our therapists ultimate goal is to create a customized speech therapy plan in Lafayette, IN tailored specifically to the communication challenges your child is experiencing.
Speech Therapy
Wee Speak Therapy & Learning Center offers pediatric speech services to our patients. When a child experiences speech delays, it can cause them to develop self-esteem issues and cease communicating with others out of insecurity or embarrassment.
Several things can result in your child having difficulty with speech.
Our therapists can pinpoint any underlying issues your child might have.
- Pediatric speech therapy can address the following speech conditions/difficulties:
- Delayed speech and language skills
- Articulation disorders
- Muscle weakness, tightness in the throat or tongue
- Difficulty speaking and understanding spoken language
- Difficulty understanding and producing written language
- Changes in memory, attention, orientation
- Voice disorders such as
- Chewing or swallowing difficulties (which poses a health risk)
- Difficulty expressing thoughts or identifying common objects or people
Our pediatric speech therapists can help your child learn to communicate, chew and swallow properly, and help improve their overall morale. We will assess your child’s speaking abilities, and utilize neurological and speech exercises to create a personalized treatment plan with specific exercises to treat speech/language difficulties.
Speech and Language Milestones
WHERE DOES YOUR CHILD FIT?
0-3 Months
- Feeds without loss of breast milk/formula out of side of mouth
- Cries when hungry or uncomfortable
- Establishes and maintains a consistent suck/swallow pattern
- Cries in varying pitches or tones to indicate different needs
3-6 Months
- Laughs in response to play
- Establishes or maintains face to face communication during feeding
- Vocalizes in response to sound stimulation
- Attempts to interact with adults using eye contact or sounds
- Demonstrates sound play
6-9 Months
- Swallows early solids or transitions to spoon feeding
- Uses gestures for “up” or “bye-bye”
- Looks toward sounds or own name
- Makes consonant or vowel sounds
- Vocalizes to gain attention
9-12 Months
- Responds to words/language appropriately
- Understands simple questions
- Babbles single consonants such as “ba” or “da”, or says “mama” or “dada”
- Successfully eats finger foods or bites on foods
- Imitates sounds and/or words
12-15 Months
- Eats a variety of flavors or textures of food
- Follows 1-step directions in play
- Identifies 3 body parts
- Uses 8 to 10 words spontaneously
- Imitates words spontaneously
15-18 Months
- Retrieve familiar objects on request
- Identifies 6 body parts on request
- Uses 10 to 15 words spontaneously
- Names 5 objects on request
18-24 Months
- Accepts a number of foods or textures
- Identifies familiar pictures when named
- Understands the meaning of action words
- Uses simple words frequently
- Uses jargon with inflection
24-30 Months
- Understands prepositional phrases
- Uses action words
- Uses 2-4 word sentences
- Begins to ask questions
- Speaks in complete sentences
- Clearly articulates words
- Imitates phrases or experiments with new words
- Experiences frustration at not being understood
30-36 Months
- Uses sentences to communicate
- Produces correct beginning sounds of words
- Responds to questions when asked
- Has an expressive vocabulary of 200-1000 words
Empower Your Child
Pediatric speech therapy, like any therapy, thrives on a balance of challenge and warmth. By fostering a supportive environment where your child feels safe to take risks and celebrate successes, therapy becomes an engaging and enjoyable experience. This combination of fun and skill-building is essential for sustained progress. When children are both challenged and supported, they are empowered to reach their full potential and achieve their communication goals.
If your child is having difficulties with their speech, contact our office today to schedule an appointment with one of our pediatric speech therapists.
Why Choose Wee Speak Therapy & Learning Center?
At Wee Speak Therapy & Learning Center, our team of caring and skilled pediatric therapists is dedicated to helping children in Lafayette, IN overcome challenges and reach their full potential. We specialize in treating developmental delays and various pediatric conditions to ensure your child has the best possible life.