"From the mountain to the sea, communication is key."
"From the mountain to the sea, communication is key."
What We Do
What We Do
Wala'au Therapy, LLC offers skilled, professional speech/language, and swallowing/feeding assessment and intervention services to the diverse community on the Big Island of Hawai'i.
Assessment
Assessment
Formal and informal evaluation and assessment of speech/language, and swallowing/feeding disorders
Our assessment process includes:
Step 1: Complete a new client intake form
Step 2: Therapist​ will review related medical and/or therapy history
Step 3: Therapist will conduct an evaluation using a standardized assessment (published tests)
or non-standardized assessment (play-based, parent/caregiver report, observation)
Step 4: Therapist will review written evaluation report with parents/caregiver
Step 5: Therapist will discuss recommendations, treatment approach, therapy plan, and goals
Step 6: If speech/language or feeding/swallowing services are deemed appropriate, intervention will begin
Intervention
Intervention
Early Intervention
Early Intervention
Ages 0-3 years of age with speech and language delays that are affecting expressive and/or receptive language skills
Speech sound disorders
Speech sound disorders
+ Articulation
+ Frontal and lateral lisps
+ Fluency (Stuttering)
+ Phonological Processes
+ Tongue/Lip tie
+ Voice (vocal fold dysfunction)
Autism
Autism
+ Certified Autism Specialist
+ Social Pragmatics
+ Expressive language
+ Auditory processing
+ Non-verbal skills/perspective-taking
+ Sensory awareness/emotional regulation
+ Alternative & Augmentative Communication (AAC)
Rehabilitation
Rehabilitation
+ Post-stroke communication difficulties
- Aphasia
- Dysarthria
+Traumatic/Acquired Brain Injury
+ Dementia
+Parkinson's Disease
Feeding and swallowing
Feeding and swallowing
+ SOS trained
+ Feeding difficulties/food aversions
+ Picky eaters/Failure To Thrive (FTT)
+ Difficulty in swallowing liquids and/or food
Language-based disorders
Language-based disorders
+ Expressive language disorders
+ Receptive Language disorders
+ Language-based learning disability (Dyslexia)
+ Phonological Awareness
Where services are provided
Where services are provided
Virtual
Virtual
Using a HIPAA-compliant online platform
At the clinic
At the clinic
You come to our clinic
At your home
At your home
We come to your home