Communication Disorder Assessments

Is your loved one in need to be screened for difficulties in the methods of communication? Have you or your loved-one been referred to us to be assessed for a communication disorder or for some type of assessment?

At Thoughtwise in Tallahassee we have the experts and therapeutic interventions that can offer you and your child the exact neuropsychological and psychological assessments that you need to be able to approach this hardship in your child or loved one’s life.

Communication disorders can be found in children, adults, and the elderly. Sometimes these disorders are identified in children by 6 months of age.

What is a communication disorder?

Communication disorders are defined as developmental, verbal, or nonverbal problems that make it difficult or impossible for a person to communicate.

Difficulties in language are sometimes referred to as difficulties in:

• Expressive language – speaking or expressing oneself.
• Receptive language – hearing, understanding, or comprehending what is being spoken or communicated.
• Social skills/relational skills – interacting with peers and others in the social situation.

Some communication disorders that are identified are:

• Language disorder.
• Speech/sound disorder.
• Childhood-onset fluency disorder or stuttering.
• Social pragmatic communication disorder.
• Sometimes these disorders involve additional difficulties or disorders.

Sometimes the difficulties a person faces in communication are not due to a communication disorder, that is why comprehensive assessment or evaluations are so important.

Some other measures of your health that your child may be screened for if being evaluated for a communication disorder is:

• Autism.
• ADHD.
• A traumatic brain injury, among others.

What does this mean for my child and family?

Communication issues in older populations are understood differently than these issues in children, but we approach all populations very seriously and with efforts and options to serve as the best treatment.

Assessment is one primary intervention that can clarify many things and help us make proper and informed recommendations in which can benefit your health.

Proper screening and assessments are key. Interventions are another key feature of the services that we can provide you if your loved one indeed is having difficulties in these areas.

Common interventions that we can provide as a therapeutic service include: 

• 1:1 talk therapy.
• Group interventions.
• Social/support groups.
• Counseling or treatment for the underlying issues that may be due to or related to a communication disorder.
• Training or behavioral therapies to help you approach the solutions to some of these difficulties.

What can Thoughtwise do to help my loved one? 

Did you know that some interventions for communication disorders can be applied in online or telehealth format?

Thoughtwise can offer people of nearly any age the proper screening, evaluation, and assessment to begin to intervene with communication disorders.

If you or a loved one are facing difficulties in communication or struggling to hear, speak, or understand language, there are available options, treatments, and choices that you and your loved ones have now.

Please contact us today at Thoughtwise.