What is PediaSpeech?
We provide a positive and enriching environment where communication and feeding therapy is a fun thing to do and children ask for more.
Speech Therapy
A child with a speech disorder may have difficulties in many arenas of their lives -- learning, development, health, social, and emotional. We work with something, someone, so on and so forth.
Occupational Therapy
Through occupational therapy we provide the opportunity to develop the strength, body awareness, balance, and perceptual abilities necessary to acquire gross and fine motor skills in order to make interacting with the environment a successful experience for your child.
Our clinical team
Our clinical team of licensed speech-language pathologists and occupational therapists is dedicated to providing excellent services for children in the Decatur and Peachtree Corners area of Atlanta. We work together with parents to create the most effective treatment program for each child.
Our administrative staff
Our administrative staff is a vital part of our team. They keep everything running like a well-oiled machine. If you have billing questions, insurance issues, or if you need to reschedule an appointment, they are the ones to call.
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When Should I Seek a Speech Therapist for My Child?
As parents, you’re often attuned to your child’s developmental milestones and are quick to celebrate their progress. However, each child is different, and milestones are met at a variety of times depending on the person. If you’re wondering whether your child might benefit from a speech therapist, here are some signs and situations that might…
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Understanding Ear Tubes and Their Sensory Implications for Children
It seems like many of the children in my life are getting ear tubes. While getting ear tubes placed is a routine and common procedure for pediatricians and ENTs, there are important sensory implications that parents should be aware of. What Causes Frequent Ear Infections in Children? Ear infections can be caused by a myriad…
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What Are the Main Goals of the Prompt Therapy Approach?
PROMPT stands for Prompts for Restructuring Oral Muscular Phonetic Targets PROMPT therapy is a technique that can be used to treat a variety of speech delays and disorders. PROMPT is particularly helpful in the treatment of Childhood Apraxia of Speech (CAS). Children diagnosed with CAS often lack planning and coordination of the articulators, which…
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Infant Tongue Tie- My Experience with Tongue Tie Release as a Mom and OT
What is a Tongue Tie? Tongue ties have become a hot-button issue lately, yet many remain unfamiliar with what they entail or how to recognize them. Essentially, a tongue tie occurs when excess tissue tethers the tongue to the floor of the mouth, either anteriorly (at the front) or posteriorly (in the middle). Typically, accompanying…
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Expressive or Receptive Language: Which One Comes First?
Expressive or Receptive Language: Which One Comes First? Have you ever been chatting around your baby or toddler thinking they can’t understand you, but come to find out they could understand you the whole time? Maybe you were watching football and yelling at your team’s quarterback “Throw it! Throw it!” and next thing you know,…
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What Does the Kaufman Apraxia Test Assess For?
If you look back at our previous blog, Imitating Speech: What is Childhood Apraxia of Speech (CAS) and How Might it Affect My Child, you will see a breakdown of what Childhood Apraxia of Speech is and how it presents in young children. In a nutshell, CAS involves lack of planning and coordination of the…
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Fostering Independence: The Importance of Cup Drinking for Toddlers and Choosing the Right Cups
As toddlers grow and develop, mastering new skills becomes vital to their daily lives. One such skill that holds a good deal of significance is cup drinking. In this blog post, we’ll explore the developmental benefits of cup drinking for toddlers and delve into preferred cups in occupational therapy, speech therapy, and feeding therapy. …
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Gestalt Language Processing
Why does my child repeat everything they hear? We’ve all seen it. The dreaded moment when a toddler is beginning to acquire language, and they repeat something they really shouldn’t. It happens to the best of us. And it happens in every family, whether people care to share the story or not! For most…
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What is Modified Baby Led Weaning?
These days many parents are giving their babies control of what they eat at an early age. Instead of preparing separate meals and pureed foods for every meal for their baby, parents are giving them solid table foods, a version of what everyone in the family may be eating for the meal. This method, termed…
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Help Your Child Learn to Read: Phonological Awareness Games for Preschoolers- Deletion/Substitution
We have finally arrived at the final part of our Phonological Awareness Games for Preschoolers series! In my three previous Phonological Awareness posts, we have identified the areas of Phonological Awareness that are vital for the foundation of reading, and we have also dug a little deeper into specific games/materials you can utilize at home…
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What they're saying about us...
We've been working with Kris Osher at PediaSpeech for almost a year. Kris is great at working my three year old son and helping him achieve his developmental milestones. He is professional, personable and we look forward to our weekly sessions with him!
PediaSpeech is a highly professional organization. The therapists understand the uniqueness of each client and are passionate in delivering exceptional quality in services! We are currently seeing Kris Osher, for OT, Carly Morris, for Speech, and Sarah Hay for Reading. We have participated in a social development camp this summer, and look forward to the continued success we have experienced over the past several months!
My son is 8 years old and has been diagnosed with significant reading and language delays as well as an eating disorder. After trying literally dozens of different therapists, we finally found the right ones. Collier’s therapist has been working with him on expressive language, memory, reading comprehension, etc. and he has made TREMENDOUS improvements under her guidance. She is EXCELLENT.
Regarding his eating disorder, my son ate nothing but pureed baby food until he was 6 1/2. We tried tons of doctors and therapists--with no luck. We had pretty much given up hope. Then, we found PediaSpeech and Miss Jennifer. She had him eating within THREE months. It has been over a year and he now eats strawberries, pizza, and all of the other "normal kid" foods. We never thought that was even possible. We can't say enough for what PediaSpeech has done for us and our family. It is just short of a miracle.
PediaSpeech recently added an Occupational Therapist to their staff & we are thrilled with the addition. Kris is fantastic! He is incredibly creative with the ways he works with my daughter to meet her goals. He is also very patient with her when she tantrums during a task she does not want to complete. We are so glad PediaSpeech added OT to their services!
Our son has made significant improvement over the past year, he started seeing Lisa Czech in June 2010. At times in the past, he would get so frustrated and cry when he couldn't communicate his needs. Lisa changed all of that, when he first met Lisa he was resistance, but after a few visits all that change, he couldn't wait to see her. Lisa does a great. In just a few months he was saying words, making letter sounds and saying his shapes and numbers. Thank you so much for all that you have done. What was once gibberish is now "SPOKEN WORDS". Thank you so much.
Programs to help your child succeed
P.R.O.M.P.T.
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Myofunctional Therapy/Tongue Thrust
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Kaufman
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Insurance & Billing
We accept all health insurances but we are in-network providers for certain companies. We will gladly check your benefits to see what you are covered for.
Evaluation
A thorough evaluation by one of our speech pathologists will give us the best starting point. It will help pinpoint your your child's issues so we can provide the most appropriate, effective, and efficient treatment.
Take the next step...
Find out how to get the ball rolling so your child gets the services that will benefit them now and in the future.
Two convenient locations...
Decatur:
Winn Medical Center - 495 Winn Way, Ste. 210, Decatur, GA 30030
Peachtree Corners:
4028 Holcomb Bridge Rd., Suite 202, Norcross, GA 30092
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