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Specialties
Therapists at Smiling Star Speech & Language specialize in the assessment and treatment of developmental speech and language delays, speech disorders such as Childhood Apraxia of Speech, Central Auditory Processing Disorder, fluency (stuttering)„ augmentative communication use (PECS), sensory feeding difficulties and myofunctional disorders.
History
Established in 2004.
Smiling Star Speech & Language was established in Hinsdale in 2004. Having grown up in the Oak Brook/Hinsdale area, Micaela Fisher understands not only the needs of her clients, but the culture of the community which affects her clients learning and progress.
Micaela spent the early years of her career in the TV Broadcast/Communications industry, and later found a deeper calling to the Communication Disorders field to help children find their own voices.
After working at local hospitals for outpatient pediatric speech therapy and Neonatal Intensive Care Units for feeding therapy of premature infants, Smiling Star Speech & Language was established as a transition for clients that Micaela worked with in the Illinois Early Intervention System.
Meet the Business Owner
Micaela F.
Business Owner
Boston College, B.A. Communication
St. Xavier University, M.S. Speech Language Pathology
Lutheran General Hospital, Speech Language Pathologist and NICU feeding therapist
University of Chicago Hospitals, SLP and NICU feeding therapist
Edward Hospital, NICU feeding therapist and mentor
Illinois Early Intervention evaluator and therapist
Smiling Star Speech & Language LLC, Owner and SLP
Provide educational opportunities for local Early Childhood Programs for identification of children at-risk for communication and/or feeding deficits.