As over the years, many children in
UAE are diagnosed with autism and other speech impediments that have
resulted in growing demand of speech-language pathologists (SLPs) and
speech therapy services in Dubai. A number of children today are found
with neural development disorder or having communication difficulties
due to social interaction impairment and hearing impairment.
In
UAE, many parents are concerned to get best speech therapy services for
their socially impaired andautistic children. They look forward to
overcome their semantic disorders so they can be socially active and
confident to communicate.
For
children having speech and language difficulties, speech and language
therapy is the best treatment. If you are looking for best speech
therapy services in Dubai, here are introduced latest techniques and
methodologies to help your children.
- Speech Disorders
When
a child fails to produce actual sounds of words, it is called speech
disorder which includes Articulation disorders, Fluency disorders,
Resonance or voice disorders, Dysphagia/oral feeding disorders.
- Language Disorders
Language Disorder is the difficulty to communicate by putting ideas together and it can be Receptive
disorder or Expressive disorder.
Speech Therapy Services In Dubai
Speech
therapist or the Speech-language pathologists (SLPs) monitor oral,
feeding and swallowing skills of a child and check his
cognitive-communication to assess any speech impediments. Different
speech therapy services in Dubai include:
1. Early Intervention
The
SLP interacts with a child by playing and talking to him as early
intervention. He uses different attracting objects like colors, books,
pictures boards and sounds to stimulate speech and language skills
development.
2. Articulation Therapy
To
deal with sound producing difficulties, therapist uses correct
pronunciation, sounds and syllables for child. He determines the sounds
needed to be uttered correctly. Using articulation screener child
response is known.
3. Occupational Therapy
With
this speech therapy service, SLP identifies one-on-one skills of a
child such as Self-Help Skills, Gross Motor Skills, Visual Motor Skills,
Fine Motor Skills, Sensory Integration Skills, and Pre-vocational
Skills. It helps to formulate goals for child to treat him at individual
level.
4. Applied Behavioral Analysis Services
For
children suffering from Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASDs), this service
helps to evaluate strengths of a child to teach him relevant functional
skills. It is applied 20-40 hours per week for to a minimum of 2 to 4
years. It can be provided at child’s school to determine his learning
objectives.
5. Social Skills Group Therapy
Children
having trouble to make friends in school are treated with social skills
group therapy. A small group of three to six children with ages 4 to 16
is focused to carry out interactive group activities. It helps to
evaluate strength and weakness of a child. The session is designed to
build Self-Esteem and Confidence in a child by Understanding Perspective
Taking, Increasing Problem-Solving, Managing Stress and Anxiety for
effective communication.
6. Sensory Integration Therapy
Speech-language
pathologists improve brain power of a child with this service. They
focus on child’s reaction rather than his skills. It helps to develop a
child’s nervous system in a better way. Within first six weeks of this
therapy some improvements are observed.
Other therapy services include:
7. Vision Therapy
8. Oral-Motor Therapy
9. Music Therapy
10. Parent Training
11. Teachers Training
Now
we have one of the best speech therapy centers in Dubai named Kalimati
Speech & Communication Center where different speech and language
therapy services are provided to deal with special children with hearing
impairment.
Thanks for sharing good information about Speech therapy Ajman
ReplyDeleteGreat post with detailed information about speech therapy services. This will definitely help those who are looking for a professional Therapist in Dubai. It would be nice if you could share an article about Hypnotherapy services in Dubai. Keep sharing informative posts.
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