Our clinic provides services for children and adolescents who are having difficulty saying sounds clearly, understanding or using language, chewing and swallowing safely, or who would benefit from augmentative or alternative communication supports and devices. We support neurodiversity affirming practices. We are a DDD provider.
Services at a Glance
We provide evaluation and treatment services for children and adolescents with:
- Neurodevelopmental disorders, including Down Syndrome and Autism Spectrum Disorder
- Specific language impairment
- Language/literacy difficulties
- Speech sound disorders
- AAC and use of speech generating devices
- Stuttering and cluttering
- Pediatric Feeding Disorder
- Cleft lip and palate
- Neurologic communication disorders secondary to stroke, TBI or neurologic disease and disorder
- Physical and functional voice pathologies and disorders
Outreach Programs and consultations are available.
Our team of speech-language pathologists work with graduate student clinicians to provide state-of-the-art services to thousands of people each year. All of the clinic faculty hold Arizona licensure and certification from the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association (ASHA).
The Delaney Schnell Speech and Language Gym
Information and Scheduling Appointments
Please download and complete our Child Case History form.
You may mail, fax the form to our secure fax machine (520-621-9901), or email it to us. Please include any copies of evaluations or progress notes, physician notes, or IEPS with the case history form if you have them available. The clinic offers a variety of individual and group programs, including outreach activities. We welcome physician, community and self-referrals.
Please read about our Notice of Privacy Practices.
Resources for Families
STUTTERING
There are two national organization which support individuals who stutter and their families and communication partners.
The Stuttering Foundation provides online resources, services, and information on the latest research. This is their handout titled "7 Tips for Talking with Your Child" that is in both English and Spanish:
The Stuttering Association for the Young (SAY) empowers and educates young people who stutter. This is their handout on listening tips:
The Grunewald-Blitz Clinic and Workshop was endowed in 1995 by Ms. Abbey Grunewald to honor the memory of her grandson, Nicholas Blitz, who had cerebral palsy and dysarthria. Each year, the GBC evaluates and treats hundreds of children, offering a communication lifeline to Tucson and Southern Arizona Communities. The clinic is equipped with state-of-the-art instrumentation in speech-language pathology and audiology. The environment is fun and functional, accommodating individual and group therapy sessions. The workshops provide important information on the assessment, treatment, and management of pediatric speech, language, and feeding difficulties or differences in children and adolescents.
The Department of Speech, Language, and Hearing Sciences is committed to creating and maintaining an environment free of discrimination -- in the classroom, the clinical setting, and the workplace. The University of Arizona Office of Institutional Equity provides education and support for these efforts.
The University of Arizona is an equal opportunity, affirmative action institution. The University prohibits discrimination in its programs and activities on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability, veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity, or genetic information and is committed to maintaining an environment free from sexual harassment and retaliation.