Some children have issues with sharing their feelings and thoughts. Is your child following all your words but having trouble with making proper verbal responses? Your child may be repeating the first sounds of words or makes only a few sounds. If you feel that there is some problem with your child’s ability to express themselves, the experienced speech therapists in South West Miami at Navarro Medical Centers can help treat your child’s condition.

The speech therapy department at our Medical Center in South West Miami, FL is driven by the goal to prevent, diagnose, assess, and treat a wide range of disorders associated with:

• Communication
• Swallowing
• Cognitive communication

We offer speech therapy treatment options for disorders in both children and adults.

No More Waiting to Receive Care

Speech therapy plays a crucial role in enhancing your child’s or an adult loved one’s life. If you are in South West Miami, Florida, you can book an appointment anytime with our speech therapist. Our speech therapist in South West Miami will conduct an initial evaluation before creating a treatment plan. You will not have to wait to get an appointment.

Conditions & Disorders We Treat

Our speech therapy department offers comprehensive speech assessment and speech therapy in different areas of communication, including:

• Oral motor function
• Articulation or phonology
• Fluency
• Dysphagia
• Language
• Pragmatic language
• Voice
• Auditory language processing
• Dysarthria
• Aphasia
• Developmental delays

Besides treating disorders associated with speech, language, swallowing, and feeding, we can also help patients with the following conditions:

• Learning Disorders
• Speech Muscle Weakness
• Disabilities
• Traumatic brain injury (TBI)
• Alternative & Augmentative Communication (AAC)
• Dyslexia
• Oral-Motor Disorders

How Do Our Speech Pathologists Help?

Our speech-language pathologists in South West Miami will work with you to treat a wide range of language, cognitive communication, social communication, and swallowing disorders.

Cognitive-Communication Disorders

These types of disorders include troubles in the following areas:

• Organization of thoughts
• Memory
• Paying attention
• Planning
• Problem solving

The causes of these problems can include stroke, dementia, and traumatic brain injury. They can also have congenital roots.

Social Communication Disorders

This is when someone has a problem with the social use of verbal and nonverbal communication. You may experience problems in the following areas:

• Communicating for social purposes
• Following rules of conversation or storytelling
• Talking in different ways based on the setting and listener.

Swallowing disorders, also known as dysphagia, are problems with swallowing and feeding. In this case, you or a loved one may need speech therapy after an injury, illness, stroke, or surgery.

The treatment used for your condition will depend on the following factors:

• The nature and severity of the disorder
• Your age
• Your awareness of the disorder

Our speech-language pathologists in South West Miami will choose intervention methods based on the diagnostic evidence.

One Place for All Care Needs

When you choose Navarro, you can always expect a streamlined approach to care at our South West Miami, Florida facilities. All our departments share a single electronic health record system. The result is a seamless experience of care and treatment across our speech therapy, diagnostics, and other departments.

The speech therapists at our Medical Center in South West Miami, FL treat both speech and language disorders. If you need more information about our treatment options or want to fix an appointment with our speech therapists, contact Navarro Medical Centers at 1-833-762-8277.