Prompt Therapy
PROMPT is an acronym for Prompts for Restructuring Oral Muscular Phonetic Targets. The therapist uses touch and movement cues on the jaw, tongue, and lips to manually guide them through a targeted word, phrase or sentence. PROMPT is like physical therapy for the mouth. It works because the child is actually able to feel the difference, making it easier for them to correct their movements.
PROMPT therapy is appropriate for a wide range of patients with speech sound disorders and those who need support learning how to produce sounds and words. We see issues like apraxia, autism, articulation problems most often in pre-verbal and non-speaking children.
PROMPT can benefit these diagnoses:
Childhood Apraxia of Speech/ Motor Planning Difficulties
Dysarthria/ Muscle Weakness
Speech Sound Disorders
Cleft Palate or Craniofacial Anomalies
Developmental Delays
Neurological Conditions
Autism
Lori Melnitsky is one of only a few Prompt Certified Speech Pathologists on Long Island. Call today for a consult. We are private pay except for Blue Cross/Blue Shield. We also coach Prompt cues over zoom and provide parent coaching.
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