Smiling Star Speech & Language

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.