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SERVICES AND SPECIALTIES
Integrated Speech and Respite Services, LLC and Specialties
Integrative Speech and Respite Services is an independent provider of private speech and language therapy for adults and children across Sarasota County. We also provide non-medical respite services in this area.
Services
Speech, Language and Swallowing Therapy for Adults
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Services may be required due to having certain medical diagnoses such as but not limited to the following:
*Stroke
*Traumatic Brain Injury
*Brain Injury resulting from illness, infection, hypoxia or drug overdose
*Parkinson’s Disease
*Motor Neuron Disease
*Multiple Sclerosis
*Dysphonia
People may require treatment of the following communication, swallowing, and/or vocal difficulties:
*Dysarthria
*Apraxia
*Aphasia
*Dysphagia
*Voice Disorders/Dysphonia
Speech, Language and Swallowing Therapy for Children
Our Speech Language Pathologists provide evaluations and remediations to a variety of disorders/delays including:
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*Articulation disorders
*Cognitive impairment or delays
*Social language use or pragmatic disorders,
*Expressive and receptive language impairment or delays,
*apraxia of speech, fluency/stuttering,
*Voice disorders,
*Auditory processing disorder,
*Oral motor and oral feeding issues,
*Dysphagia (swallowing impairment).
Specialties
VitalStim Therapy
VitalStim Therapy is the only neuromuscular electrical stimulation that is cleared by the FDA to treat dysphagia. It uses small electrical currents to stimulate the muscles responsible for swallowing. At the same time, the Speech Pathologist helps patients to re-educate their muscles through rehabilitation therapy.
Treatment sessions begin with the electrodes placed on specific areas of the patient’s throat while a VitalStim certified speech pathologist performs feeding practice and other exercises which are repeated until the patient’s swallowing patterns are restored.
CompleteSpeech
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This is an innovative speech therapy tool which utilizes a mouthpiece called SmartPalate. This bio-feedback technology creates a digital visualization of how your tongue functions during speech. It facilitates a clearer understanding of specific changes that need to be made in order to build better speech habits. It is successful in remediating articulation issues and particularly excels with those difficult R, L, and S sounds. It provides a fun and engaging learning environment for those with developmental disorders and those with apraxia of speech.
Respite Services
Respite Care
If you need a few hours or a day of rest from caring for a loved one, we will provide respite care for a primary caregiver. Respite care can be a healthy solution for caregivers who need intermittent rest so that you are prepared to continue caring for your loved one.
We provide non-medical respite care so that you can leave your loved one in their familiar environment. We can provide assistance with many tasks of daily living, meal preparation, social skills and simply provide you with someone to call if you have an emergent situation. Caregivers need to have a trusted source to call on, and rest is imperative to continue providing your loved one with exceptional care.
If you need a consistent schedule of respite care or would like to proactively introduce our staff to your loved one so that you have someone to call on, please feel free to call and set-up an in-home assessment.
If you have any further questions, concerns, or would like to set up a consultation; please refer to our contact page here
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