Children's Specialized Hospital – Hamilton

At Children’s Specialized Hospital – Hamilton, we understand that you may have questions about whether your child needs speech therapy. We recommend speech therapy for autistic children as it helps them develop social communication skills, such as responding to questions, starting or ending conversations, using gestures, and understanding body language. Early intervention is important for language development and can help your child become more independent and confident. If you notice that your child is struggling to speak, our complete guide to speech therapy can help you better understand the process and make an informed decision.

At Children’s Specialized Hospital – Hamilton, our speech therapy services are designed to help children communicate effectively with other people across all environments, using gestures, simple signs, verbal speech, and Augmentative and Alternative Communication (AAC). We can also help 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, and feeding and swallowing. Our experienced speech therapists can help your child reach their full potential.