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Speech & Language
Support for clear speech, vocabulary, grammar, comprehension, sentence formulation and following directions.
Private Speech-Language Pathology · Mississauga
Helping children communicate with confidence.
Individualized speech, language, literacy and social communication support for school-aged children and adolescents — with practical strategies that connect therapy to everyday life.
Areas of support
Focused therapy built around each child.
Sessions are shaped by the child’s communication profile, learning style, school demands and everyday needs.
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Social Communication
Conversation, perspective taking, inference, social problem solving, self-monitoring and flexible communication.
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Literacy & Written Language
Reading accuracy, language comprehension, organization of ideas, sentence structure and written expression.
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Autism Support
Strength-based support for autistic children and teens, including pragmatic language, AAC and functional communication.
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Learning & Executive Skills
Support for identifying important information, shifting between tasks, organizing responses and understanding complex language.
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Family & School Collaboration
Clear recommendations, reports, home strategies and practical communication with parents, teachers and other professionals.
My approach
Experienced, practical and personal.
Therapy works best when goals are meaningful, materials are engaging and children can use what they learn beyond the therapy session.
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Start with the child
I build from strengths, interests and real communication needs rather than using a one-size-fits-all program.
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Make it understandable
Visual supports, carefully chosen examples and explicit teaching make complex language easier to grasp.
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Make it useful
Skills are practised in ways that connect to school, family life, friendships and greater independence.
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Good therapy is not simply about getting the right answer. It is about helping a child understand, communicate and participate more successfully.
About Melanie
A highly experienced clinician with a practical eye.
Melanie Latimer is a registered Speech-Language Pathologist in private practice in Mississauga, Ontario. Her work focuses primarily on school-aged children and adolescents, including many autistic learners with complex language, social communication, literacy and learning needs.
Therapy is individualized and hands-on. Sessions may include conversation practice, visual language tasks, reading and writing activities, inference, social reasoning, AAC support, multi-step directions, problem solving and school-related language tasks.
Parents receive clear explanations and practical strategies, with the goal of making therapy understandable, relevant and useful in everyday life.
Let’s talk about how I can help.
For inquiries about private speech-language therapy, assessment, consultation or support for your child, please get in touch.