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Dower and Associates, Inc. is a multi – disciplinary private practice with a focus on speech/language and education. It is based in Prince William and Loudoun Counties, Virginia and was established in 1993.
The practice offers the following services:
- Speech and Language Assessments, Therapy and Consultations
- Academic and Remedial Tutoring
- Applied Behavior Analysis (ABA) with an emphasis in Verbal Behavior Home/School Programs
- Educational Consultations
- IEP Development & Consultations
- Respite Care for Special Needs Children through the Comprehensive Service Act of Virginia/FAPT
- Speech/Language and Learning Disability Inservices and ABA/VB Training
- Contractual Services to Public School Systems, Private Academic Schools and Private Special Education Day/Residential Schools
- Developmental Disability Waiver Services Speech/Language Therapeutic Consultations and Family/Caregiver Training
Dower and Associates, Inc. current staff of 12 speech/language pathologists and individual instructors/tutors provide services (e.g., evaluations, therapy, tutoring, training, functional behavior assessments) and consultations to children in a variety of settings, (e.g., home, office, private and public schools, community, and group home living environments) in the following Virginia towns/cities: Virginia Beach, Fredricksburg, Arlington, Alexandria, Manassas, Winchester, and Waynesboro; as well as the following Virginia counties: Loudoun, Prince William, Frederick, Clarke, Fairfax, Fauquier, Shenandoah and Warren.
Our staff specializes in two areas primarily:
- The assessment and treatment of children, adolescents and adults diagnosed with Autism Spectrum Disorder and related developmental disabilities utilizing Applied Behavior Analysis (ABA) and the clinical application of procedures for language acquisition, based on B.F. Skinner's natural science approach to teaching verbal behavior.
- The assessment and treatment of children and adolescents in the areas of receptive and expressive language delays and disorders, learning disabilities, ADD/ADHD, phonemic awareness difficulties, phonological/articulation delays, auditory and language processing disorders, semantic-pragmatic disorder, word finding deficits, reading, spelling and written language problems.
All of Dower and Associates, Inc. staff are trained extensively in both American Sign Language (ASL) and the use of the Picture Exchange Communication System (PECS), a picture based communication system. Speech and Language Pathologists of the practice also have experience selecting and training clients and caregivers in the use of other augmentative/alternative communication systems and devices.