Agency for Persons with Disabilities | Jacksonville

At Agency for Persons with Disabilities in Jacksonville, we understand that it can be difficult to know if your child needs speech therapy. Speech therapy is almost always recommended for autistic children since many people with autism have difficulty with social communication. If your child is struggling with speaking, they might need to work on communication skills like responding to questions, starting or ending conversations, changing conversation topics, using gestures like pointing, and understanding other people’s body language. Speech therapy is a big focus in early intervention for autistic children as it is important to teach language and communication skills as early as possible. Our guide provides you with everything you need to know about speech therapy in order to help your child grow into a more independent and confident individual.

At Agency for Persons with Disabilities in Jacksonville, our speech therapists can help your child in numerous ways. We have the expertise to help your child with nonverbal skills, forming speech in a clearer way, communicating thoughts and feelings clearly, understanding and responding to questions, discerning facial expressions and their corresponding emotions, noticing and understanding body language, feeding and swallowing, and even stuttering. Our speech therapy services can also include the use of gestures, simple signs, verbal speech, and Augmentative and Alternative Communication (AAC) to help your child communicate effectively with other people across all environments. Contact us today to learn more about how we can help your child!