Why would my child benefit from speech therapy?
What is the benefit of treating language difficulties early important? It has been proven that Early Intervention is critical in a...
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Private speech therapy brought to you with a personal, boutique touch.
Simply dedicated to providing you and your family the consistent care and compassion.
Services
Speech and Language Evaluations
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Parent intake
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Child observation
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Formal Standardized tests
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Oral Motor Examination
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Feeding Assessment (if needed)
Early Intervention Language Therapy
The five main areas of child development are Gross Motor, Fine Motor, Cognition, Speech/Language and Social/Emotional. Some children develop at different rates than others. Using a language based play approach we work with the child in a warm and friendly setting to strengthen these areas of development.
Pragmatic/Social Language Skills
Most children diagnosed with an Autism Spectrum disorder struggle with Pragmatic and Social language. For young children, examples of Pragmatic Language are turn taking, imitating sounds, maintaining eye contact and engaging in social simple games (i.e. Peek a Boo). These skills are the foundation for developing relationships during adolescence.
PROMPT
PROMPT is an evidenced based treatment method for children who present with motor speech disorders such as apraxia. A trained PROMPT therapist uses gentle tactile cues on the face and neck to guide the child to the correct movements for producing speech sounds.
Autism Spectrum Disorders
Speech and Language therapy addresses challenges children with ASD have communicating. PECS and gestures are some examples of aided communication Dara will utilize to improve your child’s verbal, non-verbal and social language.
Parent Training
This is the most important component to any treatment plan. You are your child’s role model and the one who is present in their life the most. It is important to learn how to support their communication at home during their daily activities.
About Me
Dara Crecco
Dara Crecco is a licensed Speech Language Pathologist who has been practicing in New York state for 18 years. She is a certified member of the American Speech and Hearing Association (ASHA) and holds a Masters Degree in Speech/Language Pathology from Adelphi University. Over the course of her career, she has attended various workshops in sensory feeding disorders as well as obtaining numerous certifications through continuing education. Dara is a certified PECS (Picture Exchange Communication System) therapist as well as a PROMPT trained therapist.
Her clinical and professional experience has included both adults and children, in medical and educational settings. She started her career at UCP Nassau where she had the opportunity to work with children of diverse needs . She took her career from the school setting to the Nassau County Early Intervention program and worked there for 15 years, not only treating but providing evaluations. She believes in “child-led therapy” and follows a whole team approach to treating children, taking what she learned from other disciplines and incorporating them into her sessions. During her years as an Early Intervention therapist she has developed a specialization in language acquisition as well as a passion for working with the Autism community. She is bilingual Italian and provides evaluations and therapy in both languages.
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