ABOUT US

Seema Shah is the passionate founder of Kick Start Therapy, a pediatric speech therapy
practitioner in Southern Ontario. She is an enrolled Speech Language Pathologist and has
finished her schooling at the College of Mumbai, India.

Before Seema opened her own private practice in 2009, she worked for more than 10 years at
different associations, like Preschool Discourse and Language Drives in the York Area,
Erinoakkids, and school wellbeing support administrations.

We provide individualized treatment using our multidisciplinary team of Speech Language

Pathologists, Social Work Specialists, ABA Counselors, Speech Specialists and many other
recovery professionals. Our experts recruit their schools to practice in Ontario.
 SERVICES

► Speech Therapy

► Behaviour Therapy

► Occupational Therapy

► Psychological Assessment
 Introduction to Speech Therapy

Speech-language pathologists (SLPs) are trained professionals who use The following are some areas
various speech therapy techniques to improve a person's ability to in which we can assist you or
communicate. a loved one:

❖ Autism Spectrum Disorder

Speech and language difficulties can be caused by developmental,
physiological, neurological or hearing impairments. SLPs and
❖ Apraxia for Speech
communication disorder assistants (CDAs) provide evidence-based
interventions to support clients and caregivers supporting their loved ‘
❖ Auditory Processing Disord
ones. er

❖ Reading and Writing Difficu

Speech-Language Pathologists (SLPs) and Communication Disorders lties
Assistants (CDAs) provide 1:1 treatment and consultation services in a
setting that is convenient for you. ❖ Stuttering

❖ Voice Disorders
 Autism Spectrum Disorder

A neurodevelopmental condition known as autism spectrum

disorder (ASD) impacts a person's perception of and interactions
with their environment.

It is characterised by ongoing difficulties with social contact and

communication as well as constrained and repetitive interests and
behaviours. Because it involves a broad variety of signs, abilities,
and levels of disability that can differ widely from person to person,
ASD is known as a spectrum condition.
 Apraxia for Speech

Speech sound disorders include childhood apraxia of speech (CAS). It makes it challenging to
understand a child's speech.
They struggle to utter speech sounds and combine speech sounds to form words.
A speech-language pathologist evaluates a child's capacity to produce various sounds and looks at
their mouth-movement patterns.
 Auditory Processing Disorder

Despite having adequate hearing, APD is a problem with how the brain processes or interprets
sounds.
It can be summed up by saying that there is an issue with how the brain interprets what it hears.
Those who struggle with Auditory Processing Disorder frequently have normal hearing sensitivity, but
their brains have trouble understanding, organizing, and remembering what is heard, particularly in
noisy environments.
Children that struggle with auditory processing have trouble remembering and comprehending what
they hear. They frequently overlook or misinterpret information that is spoken aloud during education
or discussion.
 Reading and Writing Difficulties
(Learning Disability)
Learning disability is a neurological condition.Children with learning
difficulties may struggle with organizing, remembering, reasoning, and
reading, writing, and spelling.
A learning disability is a lifelong issue and with the right support and
intervention, however, children with learning disabilities can succeed in
school and go on to successful careers later in life.

Type of Learning Disabilities:

⮚ Dyslexia — a language-based disability in which a person has
problems interpreting written words.
⮚ Dyscalculia — A person with dyscalculia has trouble understanding
mathematical concepts and solving arithmetic problems.
⮚ Dysgraphia — a writing disability in which a person finds it hard to
form letters or write within a defined space.
 Stuttering

Stuttering is a speech problem that manifests as a break in the fluent flow of speech. It is also known
as stammering or childhood-onset fluency disorder.
Stutterers are aware of what they want to say yet struggle to express it. People who stutter frequently
exhibit secondary behaviours such as poor eye contact, jerky movements, and word avoidance.
By seeking therapy, a speaker may gain more self-assurance and be less likely to retreat from society
or avoid specific communication settings.
 Voice Disorder

Voice disorders are medical illnesses that cause the larynx to emit
sounds with aberrant pitch, volume, or quality, impairing speech
output.

It might be connected to overusing or misusing the voice box. The

most frequent voice issue in children is caused by "phonotrauma"
or misuse of the voice, such as shouting or making loud noises
while playing, cleaning the throat, and/or coughing excessively.

Hoarseness, breathiness, strain, recent voice loss, and pitch or

volume that is too loud or too soft are a few of the indications and
symptoms of vocal disorders.
 Role of Speech Language Pathologist
Pathologists are essential in recognising, analysing, and treating the problems your kid is experiencing. The method
Our speech-language pathologist may take a variety of ways to decide how to best assist your kid, including the
following:
⮚Screening: The most crucial activity is screening, ⮚Counselling and parent education: Our speech-
during which a speech-language pathologist will language pathologist will conduct a one-on-one
examine the kids using several testing techniques. counselling session with the children and parents in
the context of the assessment and diagnosis

⮚Assessment/Diagnosis: Our speech-language ⮚Treatment / Intervention: Our speech-language

pathologist will analyse all the information gathered
during the screening and consultation process to
develop a hypothesis for the child during the
assessment and diagnostic session.
pathologist will design a weekly or biweekly
treatment programme for your kid depending on
their current conditions. In order to ensure that your
kid receives the greatest possible growth and
recovery support

These functions carried out by our speech-language pathologist are crucial in helping a child who may be having one
or more of the developmental issues previously described turn their life around.
 Locations

❑ Brampton

Kick Start Therapy is the perfect place to start if you live in or around Brampton and
need speech therapy for your child.
At Kick Start Therapy, our multilingual speech-language pathologists offer 1:1 therapy
and consultative services in a setting that is convenient for you, and for issues ranging
from Down syndrome to autism spectrum disorder, acquired brain injury, apraxia of
speech, auditory processing disorder, aphasia/stroke, accent reduction, dementia,
difficulties with pronouncing, hearing impairment, reading and writing difficulties,
receptive and expressive language impairment, and receptive and expressive
language impairment.
 Locations

❑ Mississauga

Making therapy as convenient and family-focused as feasible is our aim. Children,

adults, and seniors can all receive speech therapy services from Speech Specialists.
In Mississauga, speech therapy services are offered. Our therapists closely collaborate
with parents and other carers to identify the best ways to support the child's
communication.
Your child will receive specialised speech therapy sessions as part of an individualised
treatment plan.Receptive and expressive language are often the main areas of
concentration in language speech therapy.
 Contact Us

Brampton Address: Mississauga Address:

50 Sunny Meadow Blvd. Unit 3530 Derry Rd E, Unit 212,
213, Brampton, ON Mississauga

kickstarttherapy@gmail.com
+1 905 293 9994

+1 416 827 8274

+1 905 792 1626

Visit us at: www.kickstarttherapy.com

Thank You