What We Do

Our directors and supervisory staff, with their many years of experience, bring together a multi-disciplinary team which includes Speech Language Pathologists, Occupational Therapists, Physical Therapists, Special Education Teachers, Audiologists, and Psychologists who will provide comprehensive evaluations and treatment for all children. Our highly skilled and experienced staff of therapists, teachers, and evaluators offer services to children between birth and five years old who have speech, hearing, feeding, communication, motor, sensory, challenging behaviors and special education/learning needs.

Our multi-disciplinary team will conduct early intervention and preschool evaluations at your child’s preschool, daycare or in your home. These evaluations can be initiated by contacting Erie County Early Intervention Program, (birth-3 years) at 716-858-6161, or by directly contacting the Committee on Preschool Special Education through your school district.

OUR SERVICES

Evaluations

Hearing & Speech of WNY conducts evaluations for children who have a suspected developmental delay. Our multi-disciplinary team of evaluators will assess communication, physical, cognitive, social emotional development and your child’s adaptive skills. Our experienced team of evaluators may conduct evaluations at the child’s preschool, day care or at their home. These evaluations can be…

Speech and Language Therapy

Our Speech-Language Pathologists provide speech-language evaluations, therapy and counseling for a variety of speech-language disorders. Once the communication difficulties are assessed and identified; our Speech Language Pathologists develop and implement a therapy plan that is individually tailored to meet the specific needs of each child. Our experienced staff has experience with many types of disorders…

Occupational Therapy

An Occupational Therapist (OT) evaluates and examines the “occupation” of a child – his or her functional play and activities of daily living. The acquisition of these skills is facilitated by improving: Fine motor skills Sensory processing Visual motor/visual perceptual skills Self-help skills related to dressing, eating, grooming and hygiene Our team of experienced Occupational…

Physical Therapy

Pediatric physical therapists (PT) evaluate and treat children of all ages with a variety of diagnoses. Pediatric physical therapists use a variety of fun and therapeutic methods to engage children in activities that will improve strength, endurance, coordination, balance, flexibility, posture, body awareness, gait, etc. Physical therapy staff will work with your child who may…

Audiology

If your child has a hearing loss or you suspect a hearing loss, our partners and Doctors of Audiology at Hearing Evaluation Services, can diagnose and treat pediatric patients to include: Complete Hearing Evaluations Typmanometry Hearing Aid Evaluations, Selection, Fitting, and Follow-Up

Special Education

A special education teacher – (known as a SEIT at the preschool level) provides services for children birth-5 year of age. Special instruction services are provided by a certified special education teacher and is specially designed instruction on an itinerant basis (which means the special education teacher travels to the home or the site of the…

Feeding Therapy

Family meals, holiday celebrations, summer picnics, and restaurant dining all have one thing in common: FOOD AND EATING! For most of us, these sound like fun and enjoyable events. But for families and children who live with a feeding disorder, it can seem more like a nightmare. What exactly is a feeding disorder? A feeding…

Nutrition Therapy

Hearing and Speech of Western New York offers nutrition services for children from infancy through adolescence. Our Registered Dietitian Nutritionist (RDN) will work with your child and you to create a carefully-tailored, individualized nutrition therapy plan addressing your nutrition concerns. Together, you will create a sustainable plan, with the overall goal of providing optimal nutrition…

Service Coordination

Service coordination is provided for all children and families receiving Early Intervention services, (birth-3 years). Since infants and toddlers with disabilities require a comprehensive array of services that may be provided by multiple agencies or individuals, federal and state laws require a service coordinator who is responsible for ensuring communication, collaboration, and coordination among providers…