Finesse Speech Pathology is a mobile speech pathology practice founded by certified practicing speech pathologist, Amy Finnigan. Amy strives to make a positive impact in the lives of toddler, pre-school, and school-aged children with communication difficulties, and their families. To make access to speech pathology services more convenient, Amy provides assessment and therapy for children in their homes, schools, childcares, kindergartens, and the community.

What does a speech pathologist do?

A speech pathologist assesses and diagnoses children who present with a variety of communication difficulties including:

• Articulation/speech sounds: saying the sounds in words so that others can understand what is being said

• Fluency: the smoothness with which sounds, syllables, words, and phrases are joined together during speech

• Language:

  • Expressive: using words, sentences, gestures, and writing to convey a message

  • Receptive: understanding words and language

• Literacy: reading, understanding what is read, and written communication

• Social communication/pragmatics: the ways in which language is used in different social settings