Frequently Asked Questions
What is Speech Learning Center?
Speech Learning Center is a speech therapy practice that provides services to children and adults with speech, language, and communication disorders.
Do you accept insurance?
YES! We accept a variety of private insurance plans, including Blue Cross Blue Shield, Cigna, and Aetna. We also accept private pay.
Are you accepting new patients?
YES! Speech Learning Center is accepting new patients.
What areas do you serve?
We service the Chicagoland area and Northern suburbs.
What are the different types of speech and language disorders?
- Speech disorders occur when a person has difficulty producing speech sounds correctly or fluently (e.g., stuttering is a form of disfluency) or has problems with his or her voice or resonance.
- Language disorders occur when a person has trouble understanding others (receptive language) or sharing thoughts, ideas, and feelings (expressive language). Language disorders may be spoken or written and may involve the form (phonology, morphology, syntax), content (semantics), and/or use (pragmatics) of language in functional and socially appropriate ways.
- Social communication disorders occur when a person has trouble with the social use of verbal and nonverbal communication. These disorders may include problems (a) communicating for social purposes (e.g., greeting, commenting, asking questions), (b) talking in different ways to suit the listener and setting, and (c) following rules for conversation and storytelling. All individuals with autism spectrum disorder have social communication problems. Social communication disorders are also found in individuals with other conditions, such as traumatic brain injury.
- Cognitive-communication disorders include problems organizing thoughts, paying attention, remembering, planning, and/or problem-solving. These disorders usually happen as a result of a stroke, traumatic brain injury, or dementia, although they can be congenital.
- Swallowing disorders (dysphagia) are feeding and swallowing difficulties, which may follow an illness, surgery, stroke, or injury.
What types of services does Speech Learning Center offer?
Speech Learning Center offers a wide range of services, including speech and language assessments, individual and group therapy sessions, and communication training.
What age groups does Speech Learning Center work with?
Speech Learning Center works with children and adults of all ages, from infants to seniors.
What is a speech therapist?
Speech therapists, or Speech-language pathologists (SLPs) to be precise, work to prevent, assess, diagnose, and treat speech, language, social communication, cognitive-communication, and swallowing disorders in children and adults.
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