Speech Therapy in Atlanta, Sandy Springs and Dunwoody, GA. Speak to a Pediatric Speech Therapist Now
SAGE Has a Special Announcement: SAGE Speech & Learning is the ONLY practice in Georgia that is trained and certified to provide the Lidcombe Program for stuttering.
Stuttering therapy in Atlanta is scarce, and much of it not based in solid evidence. SAGE Speech offers stuttering therapy in Atlanta for children in preschool and older.
The Lidcombe Program is a direct, behavioral program for stuttering therapy. It has the largest and strongest evidence base of all direct stuttering treatments for preschool aged children. The program is ideal for ages 3-6, but can be done successfully with children older than 6 and into elementary school.
When you notice your child is stuttering, seek out professional advice immediately from a speech therapist who specializes in stuttering. Stuttering can sometimes disappear within 3-6 months of onset. Let the therapist monitor your child to be sure stuttering therapy is started as soon as your child needs it. Your stuttering therapist may recommend waiting 3 months and checking back in. However, based on known risk factors, your stuttering therapist may recommend beginning treatment immediately.
This is the nature of stuttering. Oftentimes, stuttering can be worse day to day, week to week, or situation to situation. Do not wait more than 6 months to seek treatment, as the effectiveness of treatment goes down significantly the longer you wait. Take video of your child when they stutter, this will help your stuttering therapist during your first office visit.
Resources: LidcombeProgram.org
Australian Stuttering Research Center: https://www.uts.edu.au/research-and-teaching/our-research/australian-stuttering- research-centre The Michael Palin Centre: http://whittington.nhs.uk/default.asp?c=25406
SAGE Speech & Learning is your home for stuttering therapy in Atlanta.
Sage Speech & Learning Associates offer professional speech therapy, language therapy and feeding therapy in Atlanta, Brookhaven, Sandy Springs, Dunwoody, Buckhead and surrounding areas.
