The Center for Speech and Sound - Overview

NACD’s Center for Speech and Sound exists to provide programs to individuals who have concerns related to auditory processing, listening, speech production, language skills, and feeding. Directed by a Certified Speech/Language Pathologist, programs include oral motor activities, articulation therapy, language stimulation, feeding recommendations, and auditory programs. Programs are available for individuals of all ages.

Lori Riggs
MA, CCC/SLP

Director, Center for Speech and Sound

Lori Riggs, MA, CCC/SLP, is a Certified Speech/Language Pathologist. She received her undergraduate training at Baylor University and her Masters Degree from Kent State University.

Lori has experience working with children and adults with a variety of speech, language, hearing, and feeding disorders. Utilizing an eclectic approach to treatment, including Sara Johnson’s techniques for oral motor therapy, Lori also provides oral motor programs for children for improving feeding and speech.

She has received training in various auditory methodologies including Samonas Sound Therapy, Digital Auditory Aerobics, and Hemisphere Specific Auditory Stimulation. She has extensive experience in supervising home auditory programs. She was part of the technical design team for The Listening Program and is an authorized provider of TLP.

Lori is actively involved in researching the effects of auditory programs on auditory perceptual skills and speech/language.