Speech Therapy
Speech therapy is a critical service for children with autism and other communication challenges. As a result, we have a team of Speech-Language Pathologists providing speech therapy services to clients participating in our ABA programs. Our collaborative clinical teams work together seamlessly to design programs that maximize communication in tandem with the client’s behavior therapy. With in-house occupational and speech therapies, we provide one service location for your child to receive ABA and the additional therapy supports they need.
Our highly-skilled team of Speech-Language Pathologists work within the ABA environment to improve the development of your child’s communication skills. This includes play skills and interpersonal relationships, as well as the expected receptive and expressive language development.
Speech therapy services are also available to families who do not participate in Healing Haven’s ABA therapy programs.
Healing Haven’s clinics are ideal settings for providing speech therapy. We have all of the “tools” to work with and motivate your child in one place. We have swings, a ball pit and gym equipment in our OT gym, numerous toys and games used to elicit speech, as well as, an outside play structure to maximize the children’s enjoyment of therapy.
To get more information about our speech therapy services, please call us at 248-965-3916 or fill out our Contact us form and a member of our team will reach out to you.
Our team of speech-language pathologists utilize a variety of speech programs and tools. Depending on the child’s unique communication needs, any or all of the programs below are available to incorporate into their speech therapy regimen.
We accept the following insurance plans for speech therapy services: Blue Cross Blue Shield, Blue Care Network, HAP, Aetna, Priority Health, Cigna and United Healthcare. We also have private pay rates available for those who do not have insurance coverage.
An individualized evaluation will occur one week prior to your child starting services. This allows the Speech Therapist to devise a child-centered treatment plan custom-tailored to their greatest needs and priorities for personal growth. The level of medical necessity will be determined at this time to establish the number of sessions per week from which your child would optimally benefit.
The Talk Tools program is a highly respected and sought-after approach to improving speech production using bubbles, whistles, straws and other oral motor tasks. These well-organized tools and tasks improve strength and coordination of the speech articulators. They also build new oral motor plans which increase speech production. For more information on TALK TOOLS, please visit www.talktools.com.
PROMPT, an acronym for PROMPTS for Restructuring Oral Muscular Phonetic Targets, is a play-based therapy in which the SLP very strategically chooses target sounds for the child to focus on. Tactile prompts are used to help the children achieve proper oral motor postures to produce the targets. Social, cognitive and linguistic aspects are all considered when choosing the targets. For more information on PROMPT therapy, please visit their website at www.promptinstitute.com.
Social Thinking principles focus on building social communication and theory of mind skills through individual and group sessions. This builds social competencies to better connect with others leading to more meaningful relationships. For more information visit www.socialthinking.com.
A systematic approach to developing expressive and receptive language skills. Structured play activities systematically improve a child’s auditory processing, sequencing and memory, which in turn improves their expressive language and conversation skills.
The More Than Words Program was designed specifically for parents of children on the autism spectrum. By addressing the unique needs of these children, the program provides parents with the tools, strategies and support they need to help their children reach their full communication potential. The program focuses on improving social communication and back-and-forth interactions, as well as improving play and imitation skills. Please visit www.hanen.org for additional details.