Helping Little Voices Grow BIG!

Sweet Talkin’ NC is a pediatric speech and feeding therapy clinic located in Wake Forest, North Carolina. Treating a range of pediatric speech, language, and feeding disorders and welcoming various diagnoses, including but not limited to the following:

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  • Apraxia of Speech
  • Articulation Disorders
  • Auditory Processing Disorder
  • Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD)
  • Developmental Language Delays
  • Down Syndrome
  • Expressive/ Receptive Language Disorders
  • Feeding Disorders
  • Fluency Disorders
  • Hearing Loss
  • Oral Motor Disorders
  • Phonological Disorders
  • Tongue Thrust
  • Voice Disorders
  • TOTS (Tethered Oral Tissues)

Feeding Therapy – Wake Forest, NC

Feeding Therapy Explained:

Feeding is the process involving any aspect of eating or drinking, including gathering and preparing food and liquid for intake, sucking or chewing, and swallowing (Arvedson & Brodsky, 2002). Feeding provides children and caregivers with opportunities for communication and social experiences that form the basis for future interactions (Lefton-Greif, 2008).

Swallowing is a complex process during which saliva, liquids, and foods are transported from the mouth into the stomach while keeping the airway protected (ASHA, 2024).

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How Feeding Therapy Benefits:

Feeding and swallowing difficulties are often multi-factorial and individual to each child.  Mrs. Leach has specialty training and experience with feeding to treat a wide range of feeding and swallowing disorders for children from infancy to teens including:

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• Oral motor skills development (such as breastfeeding/bottle feeding, chewing, managing food in mouth, straw drinking, cup drinking)

• Oral sensory skills development (such as eating a variety of textures, colors, shapes, smells and temperatures of food)

• Swallowing difficulties (also called dysphagia)

• Self- Restricted food intake

• Improving the Family Mealtime Experience

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Oral Placement Therapy (OPT) involves using a mix of auditory, visual, and tactile stimulation to enhance speech clarity. Additionally, oral placement therapy complements traditional speech treatments and is particularly beneficial for clients with placement and movement challenges.

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For more information, feel free to contact us.