Getting babies, parents and
families, back on track.

Communication Disorder Treatment

Our Philosophy - Working in Partnership

We Work with the Family

A baby is born ready to communicate. Even if they don’t show it, their senses and capacities of mind are prepared to receive and give communication using their eyes, mouth, hands and body. At the same time, parents expect and gear themselves to protect, love and understand the needs of each child they bring into the world.

What if you can't reach your child? Normal feelings of despair, confusion and guilt interfere in this reaching process. But even though hope & trust may weaken, there are resources on communication disorder treatment and early signs of autistic behaviour that parents can tap into to help them contact and build a relationship with children who prefer isolation. Once the child and the parents start this communication disorder treatment process, new ways of listening, holding and talking slowly unfold.

• We believe parents and caregivers are the best resource to help to create an emotional environment conductive to mutual contact.
• We work with the parents and the entire family, examining their feelings and reactions to the child and understanding their communication patterns and dynamics with the child.
• We create an atmosphere of exploration & wonder similar to discovering a hidden treasure.

We Work with the Child

• We take the time to explore the characteristics and meanings of the child’s world.
• We look for particular deficits or sensitivities, likings or needs that -- although they may be uncommon -- are certainly felt and expressed non-verbally.
• We wait for the child to indicate the way before selecting any treatment whether it be for behavioural or communication disorder treatment.
• We trust the subtle communications of non-verbal and body communication, minimal movements, and even the smallest contact initiation coming from the child.
• We motivate and encourage interpersonal contact by starting where the child is and observing continually, unlike many form of autism and communication disorder treatment.
• We help to start, develop & maintain basic instruments of the mind important for thinking. Attention is given to help the child pay attention, focus, concentrate for a while, pair, classify, analyse, explore their curiosity, reciprocate, tune and attune with people, and have thoughts & feelings that they can share with others.

We Work Together
It is possible to build on a child’s flirting contact with reality and people, increasing self-awareness when the eyes finally meet or the touch reaches and the motivation appears. Children with who display pre-autistic behaviours may be particularly sensitive and the spectrum of their perceptions may be far different from our own.

Our professionals are specially trained to intensify processes of awareness, curiosity, reciprocity contact and development within themselves and in the surroundings. Parents also receive this training in communication disorder treatment so that they have tools that they can use in creative ways, modeling for the siblings a clear way of family living.

For more information see Infant Family Program

For more information on our clinicians, see About Us