If you or someone you know stutter, contact the office for a complimentary screening to see how our approach can help you.

Contact Sharon by calling 513-451-1551.

Cincinnati Speech Services offers complimentary speech and language screenings beginning at age 2.  As school is getting ready to begin, we are offering this service in local daycares and preschools.  

If you or someone you know is interested, contact Sharon at the office by calling 513-451-1551.

LSVT is an intensive voice treatment program in which the individual learns to improve loudness, voice quality and variability, and articulation to enhance speech intelligibility.  The program improves both voice and speech by treating the underlying physical pathology associated with the disordered voice.  

Why LSVT works?

Treatment is designed to increase vocal loudness and phonatory effort, resulting in overall speech improvement.  LSVT has also shown an impact on swallowing abilities.

Areas of focus include:

• ·      Vocal fold adduction
• ·      Pitch variability
• ·      Speech articulation
• ·      Loudness of speech
• ·      Intelligibility of speech

“Oral communication is a vital element in education, employment, social functioning and self expression.”

Call today to schedule your LSVT sessions and get your "true voice" back today!

What are swallowing disorders?

Swallowing disorders , also called dysphagia, can occur at different stages in the swallowing process:

• Oral phase -sucking, chewing, and moving food or liquid into the throat

• Pharyngeal phase -starting the swallowing reflex, squeezing food down the throat, and closing off the airway to prevent food or liquid from entering the airway ( aspiration ) or to prevent choking

• Esophageal phase -relaxing and tightening the openings at the top and bottom of the feeding tube in the throat ( esophagus ) and squeezing food through the esophagus into the stomach

What are some signs or symptoms of swallowing disorders?

Several diseases, conditions, or surgical interventions can result in swallowing problems.

General signs may include:

• coughing during or right after eating or drinking
• wet or gurgly sounding voice during or after eating or drinking
• extra time or effort needed to chew or swallow
• food or liquid leaking from the mouth or getting stuck in the mouth
• recurring pneumonia or chest congestion after eating
• weight loss or dehydration from not being able to eat enough

As a result, adults may have:

• poor nutrition or dehydration
• risk of aspiration (food or liquid entering the airway), which can lead to pneumonia 
• less enjoyment of eating or drinking
• isolation in social situations involving eating

How are swallowing disorders diagnosed in the office?

Our speech-language pathologist (SLP), who specializes in swallowing disorders, can evaluate individuals who are experiencing problems eating and drinking. Our specialized SLP will:

• take a careful history of medical conditions and symptoms
• look at the strength and movement of the muscles involved in swallowing
• observe feeding to see posture, behavior, and oral movements during eating and drinking

Contact the office today to schedule your evaluation by calling 513-451-1551.

Feeding issues change as children age.  Babies begin to swallow in the uterus in preparation for life.  As infants, difficulties can include latching, insufficient intraoral pressure, and failure to thrive.  Tongue thrust, aversions to certain food textures, and hyperactive gag reflex can make meal time a stressful and even unpleasant experience for children and parents.  Speech therapists can help improve oral tone, reduce sensitivity to different textures, and implement strategies to make mealtime an enjoyable and nutritious event.

When to refer?

 Does the child regularly refuse food at meals

Does the child only eat certain textures?

Does the child only eat a few, highly preferred foods

Does the child often spit out food

Does the child frequently vomit during or after meals

Does the child have difficulty chewing?

Does the child often cry or throw food during meals?

Does the child eat little at meals and snack throughout the day or subsist primarily on  formula/supplements?

  Is (over 18 months) unable to self-feed using fingers or utensils

Does the parent prepare separate meals for the child?

If you answered yes to several of these questions, a referral to a speech-language pathologist and/or occupational therapist is required to increase your child’s feeding skills and abilities.

To make an appointment at Cincinnati Speech Services, LLC or for additional information, please contact Sharon at 513-451-1551 or through email:  info@cincinnatispeech.com

Students attend to and practice target sounds while staying motivated.  Movement tasks are incorporated throughout the entire session.  Students learn to quickly self-monitor and self-correct errors.  Designed for students 5-11.  An initial evaluation is recommended prior to beginning the program in order to determine the best treatment plan for the entire program.  Register today and help your child achieve the communication skills you know they can achieve.

What to expect:

Therapy will be fun and your child will be motivated the entire session.

An initial evaluation will be completed, as well as periodic progress notes, and a discharge summary.

A detailed lesson plan for the entire program.

Homework every session to help your child continue to use sounds in carryover activities at home.

A quick progression of sound production in words, phrases, sentences and conversation (homework is strongly suggested in order to progress through the program appropriately).

Contact Sharon for more information or Lauren to schedule an evaluation by calling 513-451-1551.

Individual and group sessions are offered, as appropriate.  

Why choose Cincinnati Speech Services for this method?

As a speech-language pathologist, Sharon is trained not only in phonemic awareness, but also in written expression, vocabulary development, reading comprehension, reading fluency, and much more!  Don't limit your child to only spelling and phonemic awareness, focus on the whole child and all the areas of language development!  Call Sharon to schedule an evaluation today and begin to help your child gain the language skills to become successful in school now!

This program will help your child if he/she:

Reads slowly

Has difficulty decoding words, especially with the order of letters

Shows wide disparity because of listening comprehension and reading comprehension

Trouble with spelling

Difficulty with handwriting

Difficulty recalling known words

Difficulty with written language

Decoding real words is easier than nonsense words

Substitutes one small sight word for another:  a, I, he, the, there, was

How can we effectively help children who struggle with reading, writing, and spelling?

 The Orton-Gillingham approach is a systematic, multi-sensory, structured phonics-based approach to reading, writing, and spelling.  This logical step-by-step process stresses a positive learning environment enabling the student to become self correcting and an independent learner.

The approach is an intensive, sequential language-based system that teaches the basics of word formatting before whole meanings.  The Orton-Gillingham method utilizes phonics and emphasizes visual, auditory, kinesthetic (muscle memory), and tactile learning styles, which reinforces learning in the brain.

The immediate feedback and a predictable sequence that integrates reading, writing, and spelling.  Learners move step-by-step from simple to more complex material in a sequential, logical manner that helps students to master literacy skills.  The Orton-Gillingham method teaches to a student's strengths while seeking to improve his/her weaknesses.

Call today to get started with Orton-Gillingham tutoring.  Contact Sharon by calling 513-451-1551 or emailsolthaus@cincinnatispeech.com.

Research has shown that when auditory perception is distorted – whether through illness, injury, environment, or other challenges – auditory processing problems can lead to academic, emotional, cognitive and social challenges.

 The Listening Program is created specifically to help individuals move beyond barriers and reach their potential with improvements in numerous areas, including:

• ·      Auditory processing
• ·      Sensory integration
• ·      Physical balance and coordination
• ·      Motor control
• ·      Reading and handwriting
• ·      Social skills
• ·      Self-regulation
• ·      Language and communication
• ·      Attention
• ·      Memory
• ·      Listening

We are now scheduling listening time at Cincinnati Speech Services Monday-Friday, beginning March 29, 2010.  Call today to schedule your initial evaluation for TLP and set up your listening schedule.

To schedule an appointment with Sharon to see if you or someone you know could benefit from the program, call 513-451-1551 today!

Sensory Processing difficulties resulting in problems with:

Attention

Distractability/Impulsivity

Inappropriate behavior

Readiness to Learn

Endurance/fatigue

Poor Motor Coordination/Planning resulting in problems with:

Play Skills

Life Skills

Learning new tasks

Organizational skills

Inappropriate Social Interactions resulting in problems with:

Peer relations

Cooperative Play

Following rules/directions

Handwriting Dysfunction resulting in problems with:

Poor legibility/letter formation

Atypical grasp

Unwillingness to write

**  Handwriting Without Tears is offered at the office**

Oral motor and food aversions

See how we can make a difference!  Call today to schedule an OT evaluation.