Children & Adolescents

I provide assessment, consultation and treatment for:

• Early language development disorders
  e.g. “Late Talkers”: children who speak fewer than 50 words and do not yet combine two words by the age of two

• Speech sound disorders
  
  • Articulation disorders 
    e.g. difficulty producing specific sounds such as /sh/, lisping, or unclear speech 
  • Phonological disorders 
    e.g. sounds are swapped, saying “sue” instead of “shoe” or “tat” instead of “cat”
  • Childhood apraxia of speech (verbal dyspraxia)
    e.g. visible effort when speaking, difficulty coordinating speech movements

• Delayed or disordered language development, including in bilingual or multilingual children
  e.g. limited vocabulary, grammatical errors, reduced sentence structure, poor comprehension

• Orofacial dysfunctions
• e.g. open-mouth posture, incorrect swallowing pattern, tongue resting between the teeth — also as part of orthodontic treatment (e.g. braces)
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• Auditory processing disorder (APD)
  e.g. difficulties remembering spoken information, confusing similar-sounding words such as “rat” and “hat” 

• Dyslexia, Reading and writing difficulties
  e.g. letter reversals or omissions while writing, challenges with reading fluency or learning spelling rules

• Communication and interaction disorders
  e.g. limited or no eye contact, difficulty initiating or maintaining dialogue

• Hearing impairments
  e.g. auditory training for children with hearing aids or cochlear implants (CI), early speech development in hearing-impaired children, including support in Austrian Sign Language
  
  

• Pediatric voice disorders
  e.g. persistent hoarseness