Our Services
Empowering minds to listen,
process, read, and thrive.
Auditory Processing Therapy
At The Auditory Processing Clinic, speech therapy is guided by the Buffalo Model of intervention, an evidence-based approach designed specifically for individuals with auditory processing disorder (APD). Rather than focusing only on compensatory strategies, the Buffalo Model targets the underlying auditory processing skills that support effective listening, language, reading, and learning by evaluating four domains of processing - decoding, tolerance fading memory, organization of auditory information, and integration of information.
We begin by identifying the specific domain(s) of auditory processing in which a client experiences a deficit. Treatment activities are then individualized to strengthen these areas through structured listening tasks that gradually increase in complexity. Sessions may include auditory discrimination, phonological awareness, auditory memory, following directions, sequencing, listening in background noise, language processing, and literacy-based activities. Visual supports and metacognitive strategies are incorporated as needed, with the ultimate goal of helping clients become more efficient and confident listeners.
Our therapy is uniquely designed to be engaging, interactive, and functional, with activities selected to promote carryover into everyday situations at home, school, work, and in the community. Progress is monitored regularly, and treatment is adjusted as auditory processing skills improve. By addressing the root causes of listening difficulties, the Buffalo Model helps clients build stronger communication, academic, and real-world listening skills that support long-term success.
Listening and Spoken Language Therapy
Listening and Spoken Language (Auditory-Verbal) Therapy at The Auditory Processing Clinic is designed to help children who are deaf or hard of hearing develop spoken language through listening. Using hearing technology such as hearing aids, cochlear implants, or bone conduction devices, therapy emphasizes making the most of a child's access to sound while building age-appropriate listening, speech, language, literacy, and communication skills.
Our Listening and Spoken Language Specialists provide individualized, family-centered intervention that integrates listening into everyday routines and meaningful activities. Sessions focus on developing auditory skills in a hierarchical manner—from detecting and discriminating sounds to identifying, comprehending, and using spoken language in conversation. Therapy also targets speech production, vocabulary, grammar, social communication, executive functioning, and early literacy skills as appropriate for each child's developmental level.
Parents and caregivers are active participants in every session and are coached in evidence-based strategies to support listening and language development throughout the day. By partnering with families and collaborating with audiologists, educators, and other professionals, we create a comprehensive plan that helps children become confident communicators and achieve their fullest potential through listening and spoken language.
