Services We Offer

CTSPS provides services for adults and pediatrics including evaluations as well as articulation therapy, language therapy, swallowing therapy and voice therapy. Services are available in Spanish and English and address a variety of disorders and concerns.

Dysfluencies/Stuttering
An interruption in the flow or rhythm of speech characterized by hesitations, repetitions, or prolongations of sounds, syllables, words, and phrases.

Articulation Disorders
Difficulties with the way sounds are formed and strung together, usually characterized by substituting one sound for another, omitting a sound, or distorting a sound.

Voice Disorders
Characterized by inappropriate pitch (too high, too low, or monotonous pitch); loudness (too loud or not loud enough); or quality (harsh, hoarse, breathy, or nasal).

Aphasia
The loss of speech and/or language abilities secondary to stroke or a head injury.

Language Disorders
Characterized by atypical or lack of development of vocabulary, grammar, and social communication skills needed to express and understand thoughts and ideas.

Vocal Cord Dysfunction
Caused by the discoordinated and/or incomplete opening of the vocal cords, resulting in symptoms such as chronic cough, shortness of breath, difficulty breathing, tightness in the chest, "wheezing", light-headedness, and difficulty swallowing.

Myofunctional Disorders
Also known as tongue thrusting; caused by abnormal pressure on the tongue against the teeth during swallowing, resulting in problems with articulation and dental misalignment.

Swallowing Disorders
(Also known as dysphagia) Difficulty swallowing due to various medical conditions that damage sensation or weaken muscle strength or cause discoordination of the muscles involved in swallowing.

Foreign Accent Reduction
Foreign Accent Reduction Program: Central Texas Speech Pathology Services, Inc. offers the Compton PESL Program, an accent reduction program designed to improve communication skills by identifying and changing speech patterns that are not consistent with standard American English. The program assists individuals with foreign accents, as well as regional dialects and native-born English speakers. The Compton PESL Program guarantees at least 50 percent improvement in pronunciation of spoken English with consistent practice and completion of the 13 weeks program. In seven weeks, individuals with American dialects can be expected to gain 70 percent or greater improvement. Other instruction in communication skills, including public speaking, is also available.