"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 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