Speech-Language Diagnostics

Arth Speech & Hearing Clinic is dedicated to the evaluation and diagnosis of speech and language disorders in the pediatric as well as the adult population.

Speech disorders can occur as a problem with the articulation of speech sounds, dysfluent speech/stammering, and can also manifest as voice problems. Speech disorders can be present alone or in conjunction with other neurological disorders like dysarthria, apraxia, cerebral palsy, etc.

Speech Assessment Tests

• Stuttering Severity Index
• Stuttering Prediction Instrument
• Articulation Test
• Frenchay Dysarthria Assessment
• Apraxia Battery for Adults
• Behavior assessment battery for school-age children who stutter
• Dr. Speech Voice Analysis system
• PRAAT
• Proforma - CP, Voice, Fluency, Laryngectomy, Cleft lip & Palate.

Language problems are seen in both adults and children. In adults, it occurs usually after a neurological insult like in case of stroke/ accident/ blow to head/ old age. In children language delays/ deviancy etc may occur alone as in the case of Specific Language Impairment or it can occur as a result of conditions like Cerebral Palsy, Mental Subnormality, Autism Spectrum Disorders, Hearing loss, etc.

Language Assessment Tools

• Boston Diagnostic Aphasia Examination test
• Western Aphasia Battery
• Receptive and Expressive Emergent Language Scale
• The scale of Early Communication Skills
• 3 Dimensional Language Acquisition Skills
• Childhood Autism Rating Scale
• Linguistic Profile Test
• Autistic Behavior Composite Checklist and Profile
• Assessment of Language Development
• Modified Checklist for Autism in Toddlers

Speech-Language Therapeutics

In Speech and Language Therapeutics, we at Arth provide habilitative and rehabilitative treatment services. We provide quality clinical services to adults and children with

• Language and speech disorders, secondary to cleft palate, cerebral palsy, autism, hearing loss, cognitive disorders, learning disabilities.
• Language or speech difficulties following brain damage such as stroke or any head
• Speech difficulties after surgical removal of tongue or larynx
• Voice disorders
• Hearing loss
• Swallowing disorders

We provide individual and group therapy under the supervision of a certified speech-language pathologist approved by the Rehabilitation Council of India (RCI). Speech therapy timings will be allotted to the clients depending on the convenience of the client as well as the availability of therapists.

At the Arth, each therapy session has a duration of 45 minutes following which home training goals and activities will be counseled to the parents. Often Parental Awareness Programs are organized for different disorders at our clinic.