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The Outpatient Speech-Language Services Department provides evaluation and therapeutic services to individuals who are experiencing language-based disorders, speech-sound production disorders, voice disorders, fluency disorders, and/or social-communication problems.

301.424.5200 x144 (phone)
301.424.8063 (fax)
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Services
  • Screenings
  • Comprehensive evaluations
  • Individual and group therapy sessions
  • Computer-assisted diagnostic and therapy tools, such as Fast ForWord
  • Therapeutic summer camp
  • Flexible therapy hours (including evenings and weekends)
  • Workshops for parents and professionals
  • Interdisciplinary treatment program
  • Therapeutic Groups:
    ◦   Saturday Sensory Integration Groups
    ◦   Interaction Groups based on DIR®/Floortime ModelTM
    ◦   Visual Spatial Group
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Staff  

All of our speech-language pathologists hold Masters degrees, are certified by the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association (ASHA) and are licensed by the State of Maryland.

Janet Graves-Wright, MSEd, CCC-SLP, Director of Outpatient Services 
Shawna Page
, M.A., CCC-SLP

Shannon Parnell, M.S., CCC-SLP, PC
Stacey Thompson
, M.A., CCC-SLP
Renee Wilson, M.S.,
CCC-SLP

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Appointments  

Please contact us at 301.424.5200, ext. 144 for more information or to schedule an appointment.

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Success Stories
 

Tommy’s Story  

The day Tom was diagnosed as autistic was a day I will never forget. We kept trying to face the reality of what autism is, but we couldn’t. It was too depressing. There was no hope in our lives. Tommy did not live in the same world as we did.   I feel like someone who has woken up from a nightmare, and yet I am grateful for the luxury of those nightmares. My wife hasn’t. She has stayed up with Tom most of the nights when he couldn’t sleep since he was born. She pioneered the routes we would drive him down in the middle of the night to try to put him to sleep.   Tommy has received services from TLC for the past three years. Most recently, he began participating in TLC’s Interaction Group for toddlers with autism and related developmental disorders. Before he came to TLC, I worried he would never grow to love either me or my wife. Now, we think he does love us. And we never really saw him sleep so well or laugh or enjoy being with us as when he began the Interaction Group. This is what I thought would always be taken away from us – his childhood. I feared he would have to be programmed like a computer.   Until there is a cure for autism, children like my son need people to teach them to speak, to know what they should be looking at with their eyes, how to socialize, and many more things so basic I took them for granted before I tried to raise my son Tommy.   I hope you can appreciate my feelings of loss and how the therapists at TLC have recovered for me some part of my son which I thought would never be there.  

Judy's story

After my son was evaluated for speech-language by both the County and TLC, it was confirmed that he suffered from developmental delays. When I heard the news, I had no idea how this could happen, nor what could be done. His former preschool teacher recommended I seek the help of TLC. Shortly thereafter, he began receiving speech and language therapy through TLC. However, his insurance would not cover sessions so I had no choice but to pay out of pocket. Unfortunately, I lost my job a couple months later and could no longer afford to send my child to his therapist. Therefore, I am extremely thankful for your generous assistance. Without it, my son would not be receiving the therapy he urgently needs. His performance in school and behavior at home has improved, and for that I am thankful.

Danielle's story

It was a little thing that brought us to TLC. Danielle’s “s” sounds were still “th” sounds. When she was 5, 6, and 7, we thought it was adorable. At 8, we were concerned that she wasn’t outgrowing it. At 9, Danielle was noticing that she spoke differently than most other kids. We decided it was time for speech therapy. Danielle began weekly sessions with Emily, a speech-language pathologist at TLC. Danielle came out of her first session grinning ear to ear. Her connection with Emily was immediate. Danielle had homework and strategies that she could easily manage. Within a few months, Danielle had mastered the “s” sound and she was thrilled. One day I overheard a friend telling Danielle how good her “s” sounds were. Danielle was glowing. This year Danielle decided to run for a position on the student government which required a speech in front of the entire school. Then, I knew that our time at TLC had been invaluable.

Zoe's story
  
Enrolling our daughter, who has been diagnosed with Pervasive Developmental Disorder (PDD-NOS) at TLC has perhaps been the best intervention method for her. Before she began attending TLC, she had very limited expressive language and social skills, very little eye contact, multiple auditory and sensory issues, and in general, was completely out of touch with the world outside her. At TLC, she receives occupational and speech therapies both on a one-to-one basis and in an interactive group which has dramatically helped her communication and social skills. She is now, with prompting, much more able and willing to communicate almost all of her needs and desires, and much more willing to engage with her surroundings.  

As she has continued to grow and develop new challenges, TLC staff has been there to provide us with creative approaches to deal with these challenges. She also receives a psychological consultation on a weekly basis with the staff clinical psychologist. It has been an immense blessing to have the advice and guidance of such a talented and helpful team to support us through the constant challenges that face our daughter from day to day.  TLC also provides bi-weekly parent meetings and workshops where staff members review children’s progress and answer parents’ questions and concerns related to the issues both at TLC and home. In addition to all of this staff support, educational books, articles, software, many other related materials are provided and sometimes lent to parents. We are so grateful to TLC staff for all that they have done for our daughter and are looking forward to seeing the progress she will make here in coming years.
 
George's Story

My husband and I are raising a wonderful, adorable, smart little four and a half year old boy. He is the joy of our life. He has developmental delays that affect his speech, fine motor and gross motor skills. Our son loves to talk but he has an articulation problem that makes it hard for people to understand what he is saying. Thankfully, because of a scholarship that we received from TLC, we were able to afford to give our son speech therapy lessons this past summer. My husband and I learned a great deal about how to teach our son to articulate his words. Now we can understand much more of what our son tells us. We are very grateful to TLC for helping us communicate with our son.



Resources
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Links:

  • The American Speech-Hearing-Language Association (ASHA), www.asha.org

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FAQs

Q: What is the difference between a screening and an evaluation?

A: A screening is a brief (less than 25 minutes) assessment of your child's general developmental language levels that is usually provided in a school or community setting. The purpose of a screening is to determine if your child should be further evaluated or whether they demonstrate age appropriate skills. An evaluation is an in-depth assessment of your child's speech and language skills. At the end of that assessment, a complete written report along with recommendations is provided. The speech-language pathologist determines whether an evaluation is necessary based on information provided.

Q: Is speech therapy covered by insurance?

A: Every insurance plan is different. Before making an appointment, it is always a good idea to contact your insurance carrier to determine if your plan covers speech-language evaluation and therapy and if there are any qualifying conditions to receiving services.

Q: How soon will my child complete therapy?

A: All children and families come to therapy with their own strengths, needs, motivations, and support systems. The rate at which a child moves through therapy is dependant upon all of these variables, and cannot be predetermined. Some children come to therapy for a very specific problem, and are discharged in a short time, while others have more long-term needs.  These children may have goals that are updated and changed as improvements are noted in various areas.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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