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Tami El Habachi
Speech-Language Pathologist
Tami El Habachi is a speech-language pathologist practicing in McKinney, TX. She owns Double Talk Therapy, operating out of two offices. In addition, she provides teletherapy services in the entire state of Texas, Maryland, California, and Vermont. Ms. El Habachi specializes in speech, language, fluency, voice, and swallowing disorders in patients. As a speech-language pathologist, she evaluates, diagnoses, and treats patients with communication and swallowing troubles. These conditions may be due to developmental delay, brain injury, hearing loss, autism, stroke, and other diseases and injuries. Ms. El Habachi helps patients make sounds and improve their voices through various methods. Speech-language pathologists also work with patients to strengthen muscles used to speak and swallow. As part of this, they work with individuals and families to help cope with their conditions. If you are interested in services, feel free to reach out to the Double Talk Therapy office at 972-332-0084 or info@doubletalktherapy.com.
26 years
Experience
Tami El Habachi
- McKinney, TX
- The University of Tulsa
- Accepting new patients
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My child is developmentally delayed?
It means that given 100 children, your child is performing 79th, basically and only 21 children performed worse. Most schools consider having a 50% delay significant to justify READ MORE
It means that given 100 children, your child is performing 79th, basically and only 21 children performed worse. Most schools consider having a 50% delay significant to justify special education services, i.e., speech therapy through an IEP (individual education plan). In speech production, most children with this percent of delay, would be difficult to understand.
Does an audiologist treat speech problems?
No, a Speech-Language Pathologist treats speech difficulties. There are some Speech-Language Pathologists that are also certified in audiology.
Is it normal for a 4 year old to not speak clearly?
By age 4 most children are at least 75% intelligible. If your daughter is difficult to understand, I would recommend having her assessed by a speech-language pathologist.
Does hearing loss cause speech delay?
Yes, a hearing loss can result in a speech delay.
Can acupuncture help with speech problems?
No, acupuncture may assist allergies. Speech difficulties should be assessed and treated by a Speech-Language Pathologist.
At what age do late talkers talk?
Between 12-24 months of age most children will have developed between 10-20 words. This is based on language normative data. If your child has had multiple ear infections, it READ MORE
Between 12-24 months of age most children will have developed between 10-20 words. This is based on language normative data. If your child has had multiple ear infections, it may be more on the side of articulation. In other words, they may have the words, but you can't understand them. When in doubt, I always recommend that you contact a Speech-Language Pathologist to complete an evaluation.
Is it normal for a 4 year old to stutter?
Some children go through periods of dysfluency especially at the age of 4; however, if the "stuttering" impacts her communication with others, then I would definitely recommend READ MORE
Some children go through periods of dysfluency especially at the age of 4; however, if the "stuttering" impacts her communication with others, then I would definitely recommend an evaluation be completed by a Speech-Language Pathologist.
