Speech-language pathology is a field of expertise practiced by a clinician known as a speech-language pathologist (SLP), also called speech and language therapist or speech therapist, who specializes in the evaluation and treatment of communication disorders, cognition, voice disorders, and swallowing disorders. A common misconception is that speech-language pathology is restricted to correcting pronunciation difficulties, such as helping English-speaking individuals enunciate their "s" and "r" sounds, and helping people who stutter to speak more fluently. In fact, speech-language pathology is concerned with a broad scope of speech, language, swallowing, and voice issues involving communication. Some of these issues include:

• Word-finding issues, either as a result of a specific language problem such as a language delay or a more general issue such as dementia.
• Social communication difficulties involving how people communicate ideas with others (pragmatics).
• Structural language impairments, including difficulties creating sentences that are grammatical (syntax) and meaningful (semantics).
• Literacy impairments (reading and writing) related to the letter-to-sound relationship (phonics), the word-to-meaning relationship (semantics), and understanding the ideas presented in a text (reading comprehension).
• Voice difficulties, such as a raspy voice, a voice that is too soft, or other voice difficulties that negatively impact a person's social or professional performance.
• Cognitive impairments (e.g., attention, memory, executive function) to the extent that they interfere with communication.

Physical therapy (PT) is care that aims help you function, move, and live better. Your doctor might suggest this type of treatment if you’ve had an injury or illness that makes it hard to do daily tasks.
Physical therapy, also known as physiotherapy, may include exercises, massages and various treatments based on physical stimuli (e.g. heat, cold.) The aim of physical therapy is to relieve pain, help you move better or strengthen weakened muscles.

The Learning Grove offers Child Development services where our skilled therapist focus on a play-base and a floor time approach. They target Cognitive, Expressive Language, Receptive Language, Social Emotional, Adaptive/Self-Help, Fine Motor and Gross Motor domains.
Child Development therapists assess a child’s global development and identify areas of need. Child Development specialists devise activities for children to meet their developmental goals and engage children in specific play time processes in order to see how children solve problems, attend to tasks and deal with setbacks or challenges. They also observe children in social settings to gauge how well they get along with others and how they communicate. The program also includes counseling, training, and other treatments.
Our Child Development Specialists also work with other professionals, such as Physical Therapists or Speech and Language Pathologists, to implement treatment strategies.