Communication consultant
Alicja Damska

Neurologopedic Care Includes:

• Children with delayed speech development, speech disorders associated with intellectual disabilities, and conditions such as Down syndrome, Asperger’s syndrome, epilepsy, cerebral palsy, other neurological disorders, and congenital diseases.
• Infants and children with feeding disorders, including issues with sucking, biting, and chewing.
• Infants, children, and adults with ankyloglossia (a congenital tongue anomaly characterized by a short or improperly attached frenulum).
• Individuals with speech disorders and articulation defects (incorrect production of specific sounds).
• Individuals with dyslexia.
• Individuals with aphasia and dysphasia.
• Seniors, supporting their linguistic and communication abilities in the perspective of gerontological speech therapy.

Additional Competencies:

• Electrostimulation of the orofacial tract.
• Neurorehabilitation using AWI multi-needle applicators.
• Speech kinesiology taping (with elements of acupressure).
• Speech massage, including manual methods, using speech therapy vibrators and AWI multi-needle applicators.
• Hand and foot therapy (for fine motor skill disorders).
• Buteyko breathing therapy.
• Teaching syllabic reading.
• AAC (Alternative and Augmentative Communication), particularly Makaton gestures (Levels I and II) and other methods.

Professional Experience:

Throughout her career, she has worked with patients aiming to regain their swallowing, eating, and speech abilities for comprehensive, understandable communication. This includes working with preterm infants, patients with underdeveloped tongue muscles, and achieving proper oral functions and articulation. Her practice includes children with cerebral palsy, genetic conditions, Down syndrome, submucosal/palate clefts, and facial nerve paralysis. She regularly works with children with cortical disorders, hearing impairments, central auditory processing disorders, and Asperger’s syndrome.

She often quotes A. Camus:
“No one is obligated to be a great person. It is already admirable just to be human.” – reflecting her respect for others.

Services Offered:

Consultation/Diagnosis for Speech or Neurological Disorders:

For children, teenagers, and adults.

Electrostimulation of the Orofacial Tract in Speech Therapy:

• 10-session packages for:
  • Post-cleft lip/palate surgery with muscle tension disorders.
  • Excessive drooling.
  • Speech defects.
  • Improper resting tongue posture.
  • Nasal speech (rhinolalia).
  • Facial and trigeminal nerve paralysis.
  • Motor aphasia.
  • Dysarthria.
  • Genetic disorders.
  • Orofacial tension disorders.
  • Dysphagia (swallowing and food processing issues).
  • Post-frenotomy procedures.

Speech and Neurological Therapy:

• Delayed speech development.
• Oligophasia (speech disorders related to intellectual disabilities or conditions such as Down syndrome, Asperger’s syndrome, epilepsy, cerebral palsy, etc.).
• Feeding disorders (sucking, biting, chewing).
• Speech defects (incorrect articulation of specific sounds).
• Therapy for aphasia and dysphasia.
• Supporting language and communication skills in seniors.

Therapy employs various methods tailored to the child’s needs, including:

• Elements of the Krakow Method.
• Language programming.
• Simultaneous-sequential method.
• Elements of the Verbo-Tonal method.
• Logorhythmics.
• Elements of NDT-Bobath.
• Orofacial therapy by Prof. Castillo Morales.
• Muscle release techniques post-frenotomy.
• Makaton language program.
• Knill’s method.

Early Intervention Therapy (for children up to 1 year old):

Targeted at newborns with potential developmental abnormalities, including:

• Preterm infants with immature central nervous systems.
• Genetic defects.
• Perinatal injuries.
• Abnormal articulatory apparatus structures.
• Cerebral palsy.
• Congenital nervous system disorders (e.g., spina bifida, microcephaly, hydrocephaly).
• Reflex abnormalities.
• Central nervous system infections.
• Metabolic disorders.
• Epilepsy.
• Muscle tension disorders.
• Over/under-sensitivity to touch.
• Respiratory issues.
• Feeding dysfunctions.

Additional Services Include:

• Myofunctional therapy.
• Feeding therapy.
• Speech kinesiology taping (with acupressure).
• Speech massage (manual or with tools).
• Hand and foot therapy (for motor skills).
• Teaching syllabic reading.
• AAC (Alternative Communication, Makaton Levels 1 and 2).
• Focus and concentration improvement.
• Buteyko breathing therapy.
• Speech therapy reports in Polish or English.