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Tami El Habachi
Speech-Language Pathologist
Tami El Habachi is a speech-language pathologist practicing in McKinney, TX. She owns Double Talk Therapy, operating out of two offices. In addition, she provides teletherapy services in the entire state of Texas, Maryland, California, and Vermont. Ms. El Habachi specializes in speech, language, fluency, voice, and swallowing disorders in patients. As a speech-language pathologist, she evaluates, diagnoses, and treats patients with communication and swallowing troubles. These conditions may be due to developmental delay, brain injury, hearing loss, autism, stroke, and other diseases and injuries. Ms. El Habachi helps patients make sounds and improve their voices through various methods. Speech-language pathologists also work with patients to strengthen muscles used to speak and swallow. As part of this, they work with individuals and families to help cope with their conditions. If you are interested in services, feel free to reach out to the Double Talk Therapy office at 972-332-0084 or info@doubletalktherapy.com.
27 years
Experience
Tami El Habachi
- McKinney, TX
- The University of Tulsa
- Accepting new patients
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When should I take my daughter to a doctor for late talking?
Instead of seeing a doctor regarding a speech delay, contact a Speech-Language Pathologist for an evaluation or screening. Because she is 2, you can contact your State's Early READ MORE
Instead of seeing a doctor regarding a speech delay, contact a Speech-Language Pathologist for an evaluation or screening. Because she is 2, you can contact your State's Early Intervention program and request an evaluation. By law they have to provide this. They will tell you if your daughter actually has a delay and if she qualifies for speech services through them. If her delay isn't severe, they may recommend private therapy to help with getting her caught up.
Will late talking fix itself?
With Covid, I am finding that a lot of 2-year-olds are delayed in their speech and language development. With that said, we really don't know if your child is delayed or disordered. READ MORE
With Covid, I am finding that a lot of 2-year-olds are delayed in their speech and language development. With that said, we really don't know if your child is delayed or disordered. I would recommend an evaluation to determine her skills and go from there.
How can a speech pathologist help my son?
Working with a Speech Pathologist can help with identifying the cause of the /r/ distortion. Many times tongue positioning and oral strength play a role in remediating the /r/ READ MORE
Working with a Speech Pathologist can help with identifying the cause of the /r/ distortion. Many times tongue positioning and oral strength play a role in remediating the /r/ sound. /r/, /s/ and /l/ tend to be some of the hardest sounds to remediate and can require long term therapy. The speech pathologist can provide exercises, demonstrate and model correct production of sounds, so that they can be carried over at the word, phrase and sentence level.
Can a child overcome stuttering?
There is no cure for stuttering. Learning strategies, removing physical concomitants and learning triggers are the best strategies that a Speech Pathologist can teach your child. READ MORE
There is no cure for stuttering. Learning strategies, removing physical concomitants and learning triggers are the best strategies that a Speech Pathologist can teach your child.
How can I get my 3-year-old to talk?
Without knowing what else may be going on with your daughter, I would recommend having an evaluation done on your child. I find that parents often tell me that their 2 and 3 year READ MORE
Without knowing what else may be going on with your daughter, I would recommend having an evaluation done on your child. I find that parents often tell me that their 2 and 3 year olds aren't talking, when in actuality, it's either a combination of language and speech or simply the child has difficulty producing sounds.
How long is the treatment for delayed speech?
There are too many factors that play into determining the appropriate time frame for speech therapy including your child's specific makeup. No Speech Pathologist will give you READ MORE
There are too many factors that play into determining the appropriate time frame for speech therapy including your child's specific makeup. No Speech Pathologist will give you a specific time, as it is just not possible to determine that.
Can speech therapy cure stuttering?
There is no cure for stuttering. Speech Pathologist can provide strategies to help reduce actual stuttering.
What can cause not talking?
There are many things that can result in a child not talking. It is best to have her evaluated by a Speech-Language Pathologist.
What treatments are effective for late talkers?
I recommend that you have your daughter evaluated by a speech-language pathologist.
Do boys talk late?
Boys are more likely to have speech and language delays than girls; however, developmental norms still apply. By age 2, your child should be using two-word phrases.
Can you help with speech stuttering?
Yes, speech therapy can address stuttering and provide strategies to help with fluency.
My son still can't pronounce his "r's" properly. Would therapy help him?
If your child is 5 years of age or older, then developmentally, he should be producing the sound. In answer to the question, will therapy help, yes but there are several factors READ MORE
If your child is 5 years of age or older, then developmentally, he should be producing the sound. In answer to the question, will therapy help, yes but there are several factors that play into this. The /r/ error is one of the hardest sounds to remediate because you can't see where the tongue should be placed. Also, if your child has a myofunctional disorder, then progress can be delayed as well. School therapy is certainly an option, but I typically recommend parents obtain private as well since school therapy will only address what they view as educationally acceptable. Also, services through the school are typically not one on one but in a group. Feel free to reach back out to me if you would like more information.
What can be done to help my 5 year old son speak more clearly?
General strategies that you can explore are modeling words for your child. Practicing difficult sounds and speaking slowly and clearly to your child. Without knowing your child's READ MORE
General strategies that you can explore are modeling words for your child. Practicing difficult sounds and speaking slowly and clearly to your child. Without knowing your child's specific issues, no further advice can be provided. Recommend, seeking out a speech therapist to evaluate and treat your child both in the school system and through private sources.
My voice is extremely low. What can I do to enhance it?
Speech therapy can help with this. Recommend consultation from a speech-language pathologist.
Do I have dysphonia?
Recommend seeking out a vocologist to address any voice concerns that you have.
Can you prevent speech delay?
Not really. Modeling, imitating and reading to your child are the best ways to stimulate language development.
Should I see a doctor for a sudden speech stuttering?
Yes, this could be a side effect of medication or a neurological condition.
My daughter talks with a lisp. Can this be corrected?
Yes. Depending on her abilities she may be appropriate for myofunctional therapy and speech therapy or just speech therapy. Recommend having her evaluated by Speech-Language READ MORE
Yes. Depending on her abilities she may be appropriate for myofunctional therapy and speech therapy or just speech therapy. Recommend having her evaluated by Speech-Language Pathologist that also does myofunctional therapy.
How long does speech therapy take for late talkers to work?
There is no easy answer for this as it really depends on your child. Meaning how well they learn, how much of a delay they have, what areas they have delays in, etc. Even once READ MORE
There is no easy answer for this as it really depends on your child. Meaning how well they learn, how much of a delay they have, what areas they have delays in, etc. Even once your child is evaluated, there's no guarantee of time.
My daughter has somewhat of a his when she talks. How can it be corrected?
No, I would seek out private therapy. She likely has a tongue thrust with it which can cause other difficulties. Feel free to contact me for more info.
