Overview
Words, sounds and confidence — built one session at a time.
Speech & language therapy
Assessment and therapy for children and adults: delayed speech, misarticulation, stammering, stroke-related language loss, voice and swallowing.
About speech therapy at Shaba
Speech therapy is the assessment and treatment of communication problems and speech disorders. It is led by speech-language pathologists, often called speech therapists, who use structured techniques to improve how a person understands, speaks and swallows.
Who we see
Who this is for
- Children with delayed speech or language development
- Children and adults who are difficult to understand (misarticulation)
- People who stammer, or whose speech is rapid and jumbled (cluttering)
- Adults and children with aphasia, apraxia or dysarthria after a stroke or neurological condition
- Anyone with swallowing difficulty (dysphagia)
Signs
What families usually notice first
- A toddler uses few words, or doesn’t combine words by two
- Strangers find a child’s speech hard to understand
- Repeating, prolonging or getting stuck on sounds
- Difficulty finding words or forming sentences after a stroke
- Coughing or choking while eating or drinking
What we offer
Tests, therapiesand technology.
The exact plan is chosen after assessment — never applied as a standard package.
Delayed speech & language
Play-based therapy that builds understanding, vocabulary and sentence use.
Dyslalia — misarticulation
Targeted practice for sounds a child substitutes, omits or distorts.
Stuttering & stammering therapy
Fluency techniques and confidence work for children and adults.
Cluttering
Pacing and clarity strategies for speech that is rapid or irregular.
Aphasia & apraxia
Language and motor-planning therapy after a stroke, in adults and children.
Dysarthria
Exercises for strength, coordination and clarity of the speech muscles.
Dysphagia — swallowing therapy
Safe-swallowing strategies and exercises.
Language therapy
Structured work on comprehension, expression and conversation.
Online
Goal-oriented online sessions keep therapy going for families outside Mumbai, or when visiting is hard.
How online therapy worksHow it works
Four steps,one team.
Assessment
We look at communication at home, at school or work — not a single symptom in isolation.
Goals
Specific, meaningful targets the family can see and understand.
Practice
Engaging, age-appropriate sessions built on repetition and feedback.
Carry-over
Home activities so progress continues between sessions.
In their words
“I had no clue about my problem — why I was exercising and what the purpose of it was — but Shaba helped me overcome my stammering by making it understandable, and it was really effective.”
Questions
Before yourfirst visit.
What can cause speech and language delay?
Causes include neonatal problems such as prematurity, developmental conditions such as autism or specific language impairment, hearing loss, oral anomalies such as cleft palate, neurological conditions, and genetic disorders. A full list is in the patient guide.
When should a child be evaluated?
Children develop at different rates, but if a child is behind the usual milestones for understanding or using language, or is hard to understand, an evaluation is worthwhile. The milestone checklist in our patient guide is a useful reference.
Is speech therapy only for children?
No. Shaba works with adults who stammer and adults recovering language or swallowing after a stroke.
Can therapy happen online?
Yes. Goal-oriented online sessions run over Zoom or Google Meet. Suitability is discussed when you book.
Book an appointment
Tell us whatyou’re noticing.
Choose the closest description. We’ll suggest the right first appointment and call you back.