Talking with Ty Speech Therapy LLC of Anchorage

Talking with Ty Speech Therapy LLC of Anchorage is a speech therapist in Anchorage, Alaska. The clinic provides one-on-one speech therapy to children from one year of age through 21, and its areas of expertise include apraxia of speech, articulation, auditory perceptual deficits, augmentative and alternative communication in both high- and low-tech forms, aural rehabilitation for hearing impaired individuals, autism spectrum disorders including Asperger's Syndrome, expressive and receptive language intervention, following directions and memory skills, fluency, oral motor therapy, phonology, pragmatic language and social skills, reading and spelling, stuttering, and writing skills. Reading and spelling work uses the Lindamood Bell LIPS program. The practice holds a rating of 5.00 based on three reviews.

The first step in beginning therapy is an evaluation, usually one to three hours, which can be completed in a single visit or across multiple visits depending on the scope of testing required and the child's abilities. Results are analyzed, written into a report, and shared with the family along with therapy goals for the following year. Testing is chosen to suit each child's age, skill level, and areas of concern, and evaluations are customized to each child and the parents' concerns. Re-evaluations are completed every year, or every six months for children under three, to track progress and update goals.

Most children attend weekly or twice-weekly sessions, with frequency depending on the severity of need. Sessions run 45 minutes and are scheduled throughout the day, starting as early as 7 a.m. and running as late as 6:30 p.m. The therapist has practiced in Anchorage since 2006, and many clients have stayed with the practice that entire time. He is one of the few male therapists in the city and state, and he grew up in Lincoln, Nebraska, attended the University of Colorado in Boulder, worked as a recreational therapist, and completed a Masters at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.

The office sits at 3030 East 88th Avenue in midtown Anchorage, about 0.2 miles from Atkins Park and 0.4 miles from Abbott Road. Abbot Loop Elementary School and Spruce Park are each about half a mile away, as are Lake Otis Parkway and Spring Hill Elementary School. The office is accessible by the New Seward Highway, Lake Otis, Elmore Road, or Abbott.

With a 5.00 rating from the families who have reviewed it, the practice pairs a long local tenure with a caseload built largely on clients who have stayed since 2006.