Communication disorders or swallowing issues may occur in people of all
ages. Developmental concerns include autism spectrum disorder (ASD), fluency,
language or articulation delays, or childhood apraxia of speech (CAS).
Congenital or acquired conditions may result from stroke, traumatic brain
injury (TBI), tumor, inflammation, structural or neurological changes,
Parkinson’s disease, amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), dementia
or other degenerative diseases.
Innovative Care for Speech-Language Conditions
Get innovative speech-language pathology (SLP) care for yourself, your
child or loved ones of any age from experts at OU Health outpatient rehabilitation
clinics in Oklahoma City, Edmond and Tulsa, at the OU Health John W. Keys
Center in Oklahoma City or through teletherapy sessions for rural schools
and individuals unable to travel or meet in person.
When you choose OU Health, you and your family members work with extensively
trained and licensed speech-language pathologists and therapists, as well
as SLP graduate students under direct supervision of clinical faculty
in the OU Health John W. Keys Speech and Hearing Center. These specialists
can treat or help you manage or prevent language, social communication
or cognitive disorders such as:
Aphasia – Impaired ability to talk, listen, or use reading and writing as
a result of brain damage
Your OU Health speech-language pathologists and team provide compassionate
care with patience and expertise using services and treatment options such as:
Augmentative and alternative communication (AAC) – Access to assistive
technology (tools/devices, strategies, programs) for developmental or
acquired communication disorders
Central auditory processing disorders testing – Coordinated with
audiologists; emphasizes language processing, phonological awareness skills,
auditory memory, oral language, written language, reading comprehension
Impairment-based techniques for acquired language and cognitive-linguistic disorders
Parkinson’s voice and dysarthria treatment through Speak OUT!®,
LOUD Crowd ® or LSVT® approaches
Social approaches to facilitate compensation and life participation for
acquired language and cognitive-linguistic disorders
Speaking valves
Swallowing therapy
Teletherapy – Online/telephone/remote services for available for
individuals and for rural school districts without access to SLP specialists
or resources
Tracheoesophageal prosthesis
Voice therapy
Adult Neurogenic Communication Disorders Program
Get expert care at OU Health if you or a loved one 18 years or older live
with an acquired speech-language disorder that affects language, motor
speech, voice, fluency, cognition (thinking) or swallowing. For issues
related to stroke, TBI, dementia, Parkinson’s and other conditions,
you benefit from our multi-pronged approach to treatment with a research-driven
assessment tied to your personal rehabilitation goals.
Through restorative and skills-based approaches used at OU Health, you’ll
learn communication strategies to help compensate for functional and structural
changes you experience from illness or injury. In addition, you and your
loved ones can receive communication counseling and referrals to other
healthcare disciplines and professionals to help with personal goal setting,
education and self-advocacy. You’ll also learn how to get the support
that ensures full participation in your own life.
At OU Health, you’ll work with SLP clinicians who focus on intensive
early intervention to stimulate recovery of speech, language and cognitive
function that helps you regain your maximum potential. You also benefit
from functional training in multiple modes of communication that encourage
your return to work and the life you love.
Take advantage of our twice-monthly aphasia support group – with in-person and online options – to gain motivation and
information from other participants and OU Health SLP experts.
Speech-Language Programs & Services for Children
Depending on your or your child’s specific situation and goals, you
may choose to participate in additional speech-language programs for children
through the OU Health John W. Keys Speech and Hearing Center in Oklahoma City.
iLEAP: The John W. Keys Interprofessional Language Enrichment and Pre-Kindergarten Program
This part-time program enrolls children ages 2-1/2 to 4, including those
who show communication delays or behavioral challenges and those on the
autism spectrum, as well as children who show typical communication development.
Through iLEAP, your child benefits from:
Language-rich preschool environment
Behavior supports and interventions
Small-group instruction; low child-to-teacher ratio
Individualized speech and language treatment
Participation in iLEAP helps your child prepare to successfully mainstream
into their local school classrooms. With the ongoing support of our community
partner, the United Way of Central Oklahoma, the iLEAP program continues
to help all children in the Oklahoma City area prepare for pre-kindergarten.
All children in iLEAP get supportive care provided by our OU Health professional
colleagues in audiology, dentistry, nutritional sciences and occupational therapy.
iLEAP Tuition, Fees, Fundraising & Scholarships As a member of the iLEAP family, you may be asked to assist with fundraising
efforts for this self-supporting program that depends on tuition fees,
grant funds and donations.
Tuition – Flat fee of $185 per child, due at the beginning of each month;
partial months prorated at $25 per day; speech therapy at Keys Clinic
billed separately
Get complete diagnostic evaluation of communication disorders, along with
individual speech and language treatment, for your child or teen –
from birth to age 18 – who experiences difficulty with:
Articulation of speech, including phonological disorders, childhood apraxia
of speech (CAS)
Autism spectrum disorder (ASD) – Includes screening for ASD, therapy services
Central auditory processing disorders (CAPD) – Evaluates school-age
children for conditions that affect the way the brain processes auditory
information; includes information about school performance and recommendations
for accommodations
Literacy
Receptive language (comprehension) and expressive language (production)
Stuttering
Voice disorders
As a parent, you can observe/participate in evaluation and therapy sessions
to help you make the most of your child’s learning and treatment
program. Your participation also contributes to ongoing research in the
study of atypical communication development.
Cleft Palate-Craniofacial Program
An interdisciplinary service established in 1959, the OU Health Cleft Palate-Craniofacial
Program specializes in evaluating people of all ages with cleft lip/palate
and/or resonance disorders.
No matter where you live in Oklahoma or surrounding states, you may call
us directly to request an appointment or ask your physician, dentist,
psychologist, speech-language pathologist or other healthcare professional
for a referral to the OU Health Cleft Palate-Craniofacial Program.
Initial evaluation involves reviews by specialists from many healthcare
disciplines, including audiology, genetics, oral and maxillofacial surgery,
orthodontia, pediatric dentistry, social work and speech-language pathology.
Then, you work together with the OU Health cleft care team to develop
an individualized treatment plan with a timetable based on personal goals
for yourself or your family member. Your team follows your care throughout
your treatment plan.
The program adheres to the “Parameters for Evaluation and Treatment
of Patients with Cleft Lip/Palate and Other Craniofacial Anomalies”
of the American Cleft Palate-Craniofacial Association.
Learn how
children with cleft can benefit from surgical reconstructive care at OU Health.
Related OU Health Services
Find out more about related OU Health services for people of all ages, such as:
Your expert OU Health speech language pathology (SLP) team includes licensed,
certified and highly educated speech-language professionals with additional
years of experience in public schools, private clinics, home health, skilled
nursing facilities, university instruction and telehealth settings. Your
team also may involve graduate-level speech-language pathology (SLP) interns
who provide evaluation and treatment under direct supervision of clinical faculty.
Through special services located in the John W. Keys Speech and Hearing
Center, part of the College of Allied Health on the campus of the University
of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center (OUHSC) in Oklahoma City, you and your
loved ones benefit from decades of research-based care and treatment for
people of all ages who live with congenital or acquired cognitive-linguistic
impairment.
