At Home | At Daycare | At School
TALK TIME COMES TO YOU
We offer a broad range of services to fit your child’s unique needs.
About Us
Amy Vendittis, MA, CCC-SLP
Owner and Founder
Amy Vendittis is the owner of Talk Time Speech Therapy. She is a Montgomery County, MD based Speech-Language Pathologist with twenty years of experience evaluating and treating children with speech and language disorders. Amy received her bachelor’s degree in Elementary Education from University of Maryland. After, she received a master’s degree in Speech-Language Pathology from Montclair State University. Amy began her career working in a private school for children with autism and special needs. She then worked for Montgomery County Public Schools as a school-based speech pathologist. After working in the school system for a few years, Amy realized that her services would be much more effective in a private environment. As the director of Talk Time Speech Therapy, Amy leverages her years of experience to provide one on one speech therapy privately in schools, daycare centers, and patient homes throughout Montgomery County.
Amy has extensive experience in evaluating, diagnosing, and treating articulation disorders, stuttering, language disorders, and social skills. She holds a Certificate of Clinical Competence from American Speech-Language-Hearing Association (ASHA) and a state license in Maryland.
Amy has been trained in orofacial myofunctional disorders. She was trained in the program Simon Says for Tongue Thrust and Thumb Sucking Elimination (Tongue Tips and Thumbs Up).
Our Services
Speech and Language Consultations
Comprehensive Speech and Language Evaluations
Speech and Language Therapy
- Articulation disorders (help children produce challenging sounds and achieve age-appropriate speech)
- Language disorders (expressive language, receptive language and social language)
- Stuttering/fluency disorders
- Orofacial myofunctional disorders (Simon Says)
SIMON SAYS PROGRAMS
Tongue Tips: An Orofacial Myofunctional Therapy Program
This program is designed to retrain the muscles of the face and tongue for proper posture within the mouth. It works to correct the swallowing motion and any speech sound errors that have been identified. This program incorporates a variety of exercises that stimulate different muscles that are associated with a tongue thrust. Each exercise is accompanied by an icon that explains which muscle group you will be working on.
During each session your speech therapist will work with you to ensure you are completing each exercise correctly. These exercises are proven to eliminate tongue thrusts, correct speech articulation errors, improve overall health, and increase the self-confidence of our patients. With consistent commitment to this program, you will achieve success!
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Tongue Tips Program Overview |
Thumbs Up!: A 30 Day Thumb Sucking Elimination Program
THUMBS UP! is an oral habit elimination program that incorporates behavioral modification and positive reinforcement to break the habit and reverse the negative effects of thumb/finger sucking (tongue/teeth positioning, swallowing problems, speech sound errors).
This fun 30-Day program empowers a child and motivates them to accomplish their goal of eliminating sucking. With just a little hard work and a few rewards along the way, this program has PROVEN to be effective and the best part…
No Harsh or Painful Appliances are used!
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Thumbs Up! Program Overview |
Tiny Tongue Tips: An Early Intervention Myofunctional Therapy Program
This play-based program focuses on teaching children proper oral and facial postures at rest, during speech, and while swallowing. It aims to reestablish nasal breathing which has been linked to better overall health. With proper oral and facial postures, problematic symptoms – such as chewing/ swallowing difficulties, speech sound errors, snoring/ sleep apnea, and persistent oral habits – become easier to treat.
Getting Started
Our Process
When you call Talk Time, it’s possible that you will reach our answering service. This is because we are out doing what we love, treating children! Rest assured that your call will be returned within 24 hours and we will guide you through the intake process. You will have the opportunity to discuss your concerns and learn all the ways in which we can provide services to your child.
If we feel an evaluation or therapy is recommended, our therapist will guide you through the intake paperwork process. Talk Time’s initial paperwork can be found below and returned via email to amyvspeech@aol.com
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New Client History Form |
It is also appreciated that you email us the initial evaluation any paperwork (i.e. IEPs, evaluation, progress reports etc.) that you may have for your child from other facilities.
Once all the necessary paperwork is submitted, an evaluation will be scheduled.
The initial appointment usually takes place in your home or at your child’s school and will begin with a brief consultation with the treating therapist. This provides you an opportunity to express concerns and ask questions. Following this meeting, the therapist will begin the evaluation process which includes standardized assessments and clinical observation of your child. We want your child to be comfortable and have fun! We use games, toys and other activities to engage your child during the evaluation. An evaluation typically takes 1-2 one hour sessions for us to complete. At that time, we will make recommendations. You will receive a copy of the evaluation report. If therapy is recommended, ongoing appointments will be scheduled at this time.
Contact us to learn more
Talk Time Speech Therapy
441 Lynette Street
Gaithersburg, MD 20878
Tel: (240) 355-8546
Email: amyvspeech@aol.com
