“A multi-dimensional and integrated approach to communication disorders”



Auditory Services


 

  1.    Central Auditory Processing Disorder Evaluation Study (CAPDES)


  1. -  Auditory performance in spectral and temporal domains

  2. -  Comprehensive report with ongoing counseling and follow-up

  3. -  Phonemic Recognition Test

  4. -  Phonemic Synthesis Test

  5. -  Phonemic Synthesis Picture Test

  6. -  Pitch Pattern Sequence Test

  7. -  Relevant speech, language, and academic strategies

  8. -  Speech-in-Noise Test

  9. -  SCAN-3 Test of Auditory Processing

  10. -         Gap Detection

  11. -         Filtered Words

  12. -  Staggered Spondaic Word (SSW) Test

  13. -  Time Compressed Sentence Test


  14.    Hearing Evaluation Tests


  15. -  Acoustic Reflex Test (neural integrity)

  16. -  Denver Lip Reading Test

  17. -  Hearing Sensitivity (air conduction, bone conduction)

  18. -  Hearing-In-Noise Test (HINT)

  19. -  Northwestern University-Children’s Perception of Speech (NU-CHIPS) Test

  20. -  Oto-Acoustic Emissions Test (inner ear hair cell function)

  21. -  Speech Discrimination Assessment

  22. -  Speech Recognition Threshold

  23. -  Tympanometry (middle ear test)

  24. -  Utley Lip Reading Test

  25. -  Word Intelligibility by Picture Identification (WIPI)


   Referrals For Amplification and Amplification Options

  1. -  Assistive Listening Devices

  2. -  Hearing Aid (amplification system) Evaluation


  3.   Cochlear Implants


  4. -   Language and Listening Integration

  5. -   Perception and Production

  6. -   Functional Listening Evaluation



Speech-Language Services

 

  1.   Comprehensive Speech-Language Evaluation related to:


  2. -  Auditory Developmental Disability

  3. -  Auditory Processing, SCAN-3 Test of (screening subtests for children, adolescents, and adults)

  4. -  Aphasia (loss of ability to understand or express speech)

  5. -  Apraxia and Oral Motor Planning Difficulties

-   Autism Spectrum Disorders

  1. -  Central Auditory Processing Disorder

  2. -  Denver Lip Reading Test

-   Developmental Disorder

  1. -  Dysphagia (Swallowing Disorder)

  2. -  Phonological Processing

  3. -  Ross Information Processing Assessment - Second Edition (RIPA-2)

  4. -  Utley Lip Reading Test

  5. -  Written Language Impairment


  1.  Speech Therapy:  (Based on therapist availability)


-   Aural Rehabilitation (e.g., speechreading, speech discrimination)

-   Central Auditory Processing Disorder

  1. -  Communication and Behavioral Problems

  2. -  Dysphagia

  3. -  Language and Cognitive Processing

    (includes periodic middle ear screening & hearing screening)

-   Oral Motor Planning and Fluency Problems

-   Receptive - Expressive Language Disorder

  1. -  Speech Articulation and Voice Disorders

  2. -  Speech Sound Discrimination


  

Consultation Services

 

Dr. Hooks is available for consultation to families, as a means of facilitating test interpretation, implementation of goals, and the specialized strategies. This service is for a fixed fee, at a four-hour off-site maximum. Please call for more details regarding review of records, recommendations, and serving as an expert witness.


  Individualized Education Plan (IEP) Consultation

  Due Process Consultation


Specialized Auditory and Speech-Language Approaches

 

The following therapeutic tools have been integrated with traditional speech and language approaches (in alphabetical order):

 

•    Fast ForWord®  Scientific Learning Corporation)

-   Neuroscience-based Training Modules

-   Speech-Language and Audiology Consultation


  1.    Phonemic Synthesis Training  (Katz and Fletcher)

-    Blending Sounds into Words

-    Speech Sound Decoding

-    15 Lessons (Modified by Dr. Hooks)

 

•    Synchronous Oral Motor Exercises  (Hooks, 2007)

-    Timing, Accuracy, and Precision

-    Auditory Attention and Organization


•    Word-in-Noise (WIN)Therapy  (Katz, 2006)

-    Speech Sound Discrimination

-    Ear-specific Strategies

 

Auditory and Speech-Language Services

 

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