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Therapy by Age

Although every treatment plan is personalized, here's a quick overview of the services we commonly provide at each stage of life.

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Infants

Birth through 12 months

Therapy for infants

We provide infants with therapy due to limited tongue function and for pre and post tongue tie support. 

This is especially noticeable when breastfeeding due to:

  • Shallow latch

  • Mothers experience pain/discomfort while nursing

  • Mothers experience consistent or reoccurring mastitis

  • Your baby never seems to be full 

  • Clicking or smacking noises while feeding

  • Gagging, choking, coughing while feeding

  • Poor weight gain

  • Reflux symptoms

  • Fussiness

  • Gassiness

  • Tightness in the mouth and/or body

  • Lip curls under while nursing or taking a bottle

  • Pacifier falls out easily or unable to hold a pacifier

  • Lip blisters

  • Open mouth posture

Therapy services offered for School-Age Children including the following:

  • Pre and post tongue-tie support

  • Limited tongue movement

  • Recurring ear infections

  • Open-mouth breathing

  • Loud/breathy breathing

  • Difficulty producing sounds

  • Orthodontic relapse

  • Tongue thrust

  • Feeding and swallowing difficulties

  • Negative oral habits (e.g., thumb sucking, tongue sucking, nail biting, extended     

         pacifier use, etc)

  • Sleep apnea/sleep disordered breathing 

  • Snoring

  • Receptive/Expressive Language Delays or Disorders

  • Literacy Delays or Disorders

  • Articulation Delays or Disorders

  • Fluency

  • Augmentative and Alternative Communication (AAC)

  • Social Skills Training

  • Cognitive Communication

  • Communication Impairments Secondary to Syndromes

  • Neurodiverse and Neurodivergent

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Adults

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Children

All ages

Therapy for Adults

Therapy for adults typically includes one or more of the following reasons: 

  • Therapy following a TBI

  • Therapy following a stroke

  • Feeding and Swallowing difficulties following a stroke or TBI

  • Difficulty swallowing foods and pills

  • Memory or cognitive therapy

  • Speech Disorders/Speech clarity concerns

  • Pre and post tongue-tie support

  • Orthodontic relapse

  • Tongue Thrust

  • TMJ disorder

  • Jaw pain and discomfort

  • Open mouth breathing/breathing disorders

  • Sleep apnea/sleep disordered breathing

  • Snoring

  • Voice Therapy

  • Neurodiverse and Neurodivergent 

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DD Waiver Services

We also provide services for adults who are part of the New Mexico DD Waiver Services. 

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“Communication was top-notch and the final outcome was even better than we imagined. A great experience all around.”

Former Customer