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Janet Courtney
Speech-Language Pathologist
<p>Janet Courtney is a speech-language pathologist and founder of Lighthouse Therapy in Pleasant Lake, MI. Mrs. Courtney specializes in speech and language disorders in students in an educational setting with ages 3-21. As a speech-language pathologist, Mrs. Courtney evaluates, diagnoses and treats patients with speech and language delays. These conditions may be due to developmental delay, brain injury, hearing loss, autism, specific learning disability or other diseases and injuries. Mrs. Courtney works with student online via telepractice and her company, Lighthouse Therpay LLC, contracts with schools, including public, charter, private, virtual and blended models, to provide speech-language therapy, occupational therapy, and behavioral mental health services.</p>
30 years
Experience
Janet Courtney
- Pleasant Lake, MI
- Purdue University
- Accepting new patients
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When should I worry about my child not talking?
The first thing you should do is have his hearing tested. Even if he is responding to sounds in the environment, he could still have a hearing loss that would affect his speech READ MORE
The first thing you should do is have his hearing tested. Even if he is responding to sounds in the environment, he could still have a hearing loss that would affect his speech production. By 12 months, most children are babbling and have speech production that sounds like adult speech even if it isn't understood. Usually, they will have a few words by this age that they use consistently to name familiar objects or people. For example, "daw" for dog, or "ba" for bottle, etc. By 2 years of age, a child should be putting 2 words together and you should understand between 50%-75% of their speech. If your child's hearing is not impaired, you should consider having him tested if he is not speaking at all by 2 years of age. There are other factors to consider as well, but those can be addressed by a qualified speech-language pathologist. Your pediatrician can make a referral for you.
What is apraxia of speech in toddlers?
Apraxia of speech (AOS) is a disorder related to the oral motor movements for producing speech. The breakdown occurs when the child tries to speak but the motor planning for the READ MORE
Apraxia of speech (AOS) is a disorder related to the oral motor movements for producing speech. The breakdown occurs when the child tries to speak but the motor planning for the ability to speak is impaired. There are some very successful treatments for AOS and working with a speech therapist who is familiar with this problem is highly recommended.
