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Munroe-Meyer Institute

- Services Overview
- Make an Appointment
  Most appointments for MMI's unique range of services for individuals with disabilities are scheduled through our Patient Information Office.
- Diagnosis and Disorders
  Learn about a specific diagnosis or developmental disorder.
- Community Engagement
  We bring together providers, agencies and stakeholders to improve the lives of individuals with disabilities and complex health care needs.
- Patient Resources
  Helpful information about insurance, evaluations, interpretive services, lodging and more.
- Request an Interpreter
  We provide qualified language interpreters for our patients with limited English or sign language interpreters for our patients who are Deaf or hard of hearing.
- Resources Overview
- Civil & Legal Resources
  All people have the right to be included in their community with access to public spaces, housing, education, and employment. Access to civil and legal resources makes this easier for people with disabilities.
- Legislation and Disability Policy
  MMI serves as an expert resource to state and federal policymakers on issues impacting individuals with disabilities and their families.
- Leadership & Advocacy Opportunities
  There are many opportunities for individuals with disabilities and family members to become involved in leadership roles.
- Lifespan Resources
  We help families with children who have disabilities navigate resources available across childhood to early adulthood.
- Education Overview
- Departments & Programs
  Our clinical departments provide learning opportunities for students in professional training programs within UNMC, the state of Nebraska and across the country.
- Parents & Caregivers
  Learn about our leadership and advocacy training opportunities for parents and caregivers of individuals with neurodevelopmental disabilities.
- Job Shadow
  Many of our programs and services offer job shadowing opportunities.
- Continuing Education
  At MMI, you'll find professional development and continuing education opportunities, including leadership training, workshops and clinical experiences in genetics grand rounds.
- Research Overview
- Faculty Research
  We work in basic, applied, translational and evaluative research in every one of our programs and disciplines.
- Student Research
  Assisting MMI faculty in their research efforts are numerous post-doctoral fellows, doctoral interns, graduate and undergraduate students from across the nation.
- Active Research Studies
  Explore MMI research studies recruiting participants.

Speech-Language Disorders

Both children and adults can have speech and language disorders that may be developmental in nature or may be because of a medical problem.

A speech disorder occurs when a person has trouble producing sounds correctly or smoothly blending the sounds to form words.
A language disorder occurs if a person has trouble understanding spoken or written information (receptive language) or sharing their thoughts and ideas verbally, through gestures or in written form (expressive language).

Outpatient Evaluations and Therapy

Providers in MMI's Department of Speech-Language Pathology can provide traditional outpatient evaluation and speech-language therapy to assess and treat children and adults who struggle with articulating speech sounds, understanding written or spoken language or expressing their thoughts in words and sentences.

A motor-based therapy approach is provided for children with childhood apraxia of speech and severe speech sound disorders.

A speech and language consultative approach is provided to children receiving behavioral therapy within other Munroe-Meyer Institute departments or programs, including:

Integrated speech and language services are also available within MMI departments and programs that provide Applied Behavior Analysis services. This therapy occurs within the context of your child’s behavioral services.

Speech-language pathologists also work with individuals on social skills and how to best use nonverbal and verbal language to communicate with others. In some cases, assistive technology is recommended.

Conditions Treated

Individuals of all ages whose speech is difficult to understand benefit from the expert evaluation and therapy provided by a speech-language pathologist. People often turn to these specialists when they recognize themselves having difficulty understanding or expressing themselves due to speech and language disorders, such as:

Aphasia.
Apraxia.
Childhood apraxia of speech.
Dysarthria.
Expressive language disorder.
Receptive language disorder.
Speech sound disorders.