- Inter-dental lisp
- Lateral lisp
- the 'R' sound
Is your child having difficulty with his/her speech, language or literacy development? We are here to help!
Insurance Reimbursable Speech Therapy at Your Home
Call to schedule an assessment at your home: (604) 210-6622
Nexus Speech Therapy offers speech therapy services at home or on-line for children across B.C. with funding from Jordan's Principle. Contact our Care Coordinator for further information.
- Written Language
- Paragraph Writing
- Narrative Skills
- Apraxia of Speech
- Motor-Speech Impairment
- Tongue thrust
Therapy for Aphasia & Brain Injury
By age 4 a child is expected to be understandable to others 90% of the time. There are different reasons why some children have trouble with speaking clearly. Difficulties with speaking clearly and not being understood can leave a child feeling frustrated and impact on their self confidence. A Speech-language pathologist will start by conducting a speech evaluation to better understand the nature of the child's speech difficulty and develop an individualized treatment plan. Parent education and training is provided to ensure maximal support at home and to facilitate faster progress.
Reading & Literacy
Children who begin speaking late may continue to lag behind their peers in language and be at greater risk for academic and reading difficulties once they start school. Challenges with reading are also fairly common among children with average language skills. Difficulty with decoding and reading comprehension impacts on a child's ability understand the school curriculum as well as their performance on written tests and assignments.
Our licensed Speech Pathologists provide in home language and literacy assessments to identify areas of need and provide customized treatment programs to help children experiencing difficulties with the following:
Speech & Language Therapy for Children
Left untreated, Speech-Language delays and disorders can affect your child’s ability to interact with others and his/her quality of life. A communication difficulty can limit your child’s educational and career potential and affect the child every day of his or her life.
We offer speech therapy services on-line or at your home to treat the following:
- Unclear Speech
- Articulation
- Phonology
- Motor Speech Disorder
- Stuttering
- Sight Word Recognition
- Reading Comprehension
- Spelling
Assessment & Individualized Virtual Speech Therapy at Your Home
- Sound symbol awareness
- Decoding
- Phonological Awareness
Unclear Speech
Our speech therapists treat a variety of speech difficulties including articulation difficulties, unclear speech, phonology, apraxia and motor speech disorders.
Autism Funding Vancouver
B.C. Ministry of Children and Family Development
Children and youth with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) often benefit from speech therapy and behaviour therapy intervention program. Intervention is effective in maximizing communication, social-emotional, academic and functional life skills development.
The Ministry of Children and Family Development (MCFD) provides two Autism Funding Programs for Speech and Behaviour Therapy:
Autism Funding: Under Age 6
Autism Funding: Ages 6-18
Autism Funding programs allow families maximum choice and flexibility. This funding is available in all service delivery areas of the province and is intended to assist parents in purchasing intervention services that best suit their child’s needs.
Applying for Autism Programs
If your child has been diagnosed with ASD, and you wish to enroll in the Autism Funding Program, contact your local Ministry of Children and Family Development office to complete a funding agreement.
Autism Funds: Under Age 6 may only be used for:
• Services of behaviour consultants, speech-language pathologists, occupational therapists, and physiotherapists who are listed on the Registry of Autism Service Providers (RASP), at http://www.actcommunity.net/.
• Behaviour interventionists • Administrative costs (up to $100 monthly).
• Applicable employer costs (e.g. employee income tax, Canada Pension Plan, Employment Insurance and Workers Compensation Board premiums, 4% vacation pay).
Autism Funds: Ages 6 – 18 may only be used to for:
• Behaviour consultants • Speech-language pathologists, occupational therapists, physiotherapists
• Behaviour interventionists • Life skills and social skills programs
• Out-of-school support/tutoring (not part of regular school program)
• Specialized therapeutic activities and camps designed to address your child’s ASD
• Dietary or nutritional counselling from a registered dietician/nutritionist
• Family counselling/therapy
• Other interventions recommended by a professional/specialist* (pre-approval suggested)
• Administrative costs (up to $50 monthly).
• Applicable employer costs (e.g. employee income tax, Canada Pension Plan, Employment Insurance and Workers Compensation Board premiums, 4% vacation pay).
Up to 20% of BOTH Autism Funds: Under Age 6 and Autism Funds: Ages 6-18 may be used for:
• Training within BC
• Travel costs to access autism intervention or training within BC (round trip greater than 80kms)
• Equipment, as necessary for effective intervention, outlined in a Justification for Equipment/Supplies form completed by a professional/specialist* (behaviour consultant, physiotherapist, speech-language pathologist, paediatrician, psychiatrist, registered psychologist, registered psychological associate, neurologist or occupational therapist). Pre-approval suggested.
For additional information on the Autism Funding Programs see A Parent’s Handbook: Your Guide to Autism Programs.
*Please note that some interventions and equipment recommended by a professional/specialist are not eligible expenses. The following are examples of items that are not eligible: • Home repairs/renovations/swimming pools/ hot tubs/trampolines/playground equipment • Household items, including appliances • General recreation and sports enrolment fees • Sports/fitness equipment, including bicycles • Electronics, including televisions, CD players, stereos, MP3 players, game systems, video games, tracking devices, and cellular phones/palm pilots • Non-ASD specific CDs, DVDs, and videos • Musical instruments • Vitamins/medical supplies/incontinence supplies/orthotics • Clothing/helmets • Food (small reinforcers for Applied Behaviour Analysis therapy may be eligible) • Services provided out of province Not all ineligible expenses are listed.
It is recommended that families contact the Autism Funding Unit at 1 877 777-3530 for preapproval before purchasing items.
Speech Therapists of Vancouver
Autism Therapy in Vancouver
1500 West Georgia St. Suite 1300
Vancouver, BC, V6G 2Z6
info@speechtherapistvancouver.ca
604 210 6622
NEXUS THERAPY
Head Office: 7404 King George Blvd. Suite 200
Surrey, British Columbia, V3W 1N6
tel.: 604 210 6622
admin@nexustherapy.ca
www.speechtherapistvancouver.ca
nexus speech therapy
Unclear Speech
Speech Therapy for Autism
Nexus Therapy offers speech therapy and behaviour intervention at home or daycare for children with autism spectrum disorder.Treatment is available to address variety of difficulties prevalent among children with autism including:
- Language comprehension
- Following Directions
- Transitioning
- Vocabulary
- Listening Comprehension
- Expressive Language
- Answering Questions
- Telling a Story
- Play Skills
- Social Skills
- Conversation Skills
- Pecs / AAC
- Listening Skills
- Reading / Decoding
- Written Language
- Social Skills
Our speech therapists treat a variety of speech difficulties including articulation difficulties, unclear speech, phonology, apraxia and motor speech disorders.
Accent Reduction
We offer language therapy programs to improve vocabulary, sentence structure, answering questions, telling a story or personal story and conversation skills.
AUTISM FUNDING
JORDAN'S PRINCIPLE FUNDING
PRIVATE INSURANCE
Jordan's Principle
- Language Delay
- Weak Vocabulary
- Grammar & Syntax
- Answering questions
- Story retelling
- Speech Delay
- Articulation Difficulties
- Phonological Delay
Our speech-language pathologists offer individualized accent reduction therapy on-line or on-site at your home or office for people of all language backgrounds including Mandarin, Cantonese, Hindi, Russian and Spanish.
We provide speech-language therapy treatment for aphasia for seniors in the comfort of their home or nursing home. Speech therapy services include training and support for family members and caregivers.
Therapy for Autism
Language Delay