What We Do

Vermont Speech Language Pathology is a private practice offering assessment, evaluation and treatment of communication deficits in:

• Receptive, Expressive & Pragmatic Language

• Social Communication & Cognition
  

• Articulation & Fluency

We specialize in social communication for individuals living with Autism Spectrum Disorders or related Socio- Cognitive disorders and we offer individualized intervention to increase the ability to:

• Effectively initiate, maintain and terminate interactions
• Theory of Mind- the ability to infer the thoughts, beliefs and feelings of the self and others'
  
• Effective Executive Functioning, Self Regulation & Self Management

• Negotiate interpersonal relationships
  

• Increase pre-verbal language skills, such as joint attention, symbolic and play development
  

• Increase receptive (understanding) and expressive (output) language

• Increase the use and understanding of non-verbal communication

• Develop and support implementation of peer- mediated interventions

What Are Speech, Language and Social Communication? 

Speech- The ability to produce, discriminate and manipulate speech sounds (E.g., C-A-T).

Verbal Language- The ability to understand and express words, understanding how words are related to one another, how you can change a word by manipulating parts of it (E.g., changing "cat" to a plural, by adding an -s to form "cats") as well as the ability to put words together to form sentences. 

Nonverbal Language- The ability to interpret and understand others' body language, facial expressions, gestures and other aspects of voice (E.g., stress, intonation and volume).

Perspective-taking- The ability to consider, interpret and infer others' thoughts, beliefs and feelings. 

Have you ever wondered if your child understands what someone means when they say,

"It's raining cats and dogs!"

 


Or how you, your child, and I all interpret, feel and react differently if someone gives us flowers vs. if they were to grab his/her toy? 

 Vermont SLP can help children understand and navigate the social world, and help families support a child's development and ability to communicate. Our services are focused on helping clients tackle their daily speech, language, and social interaction  challenges, and have their needs met so that they can live their life to the fullest. 

Contact us Today!

Based in Chittenden County, Vermont-SLP offers home-based services for its clients. If you are interested in services in a more clinical environment, please indicate so, and we will accomodate as needed.

For more information or to schedule a consultation, please call 802-999-1347 or email laurabonazinga@vtslp.com.