Community Options, Inc. | Ocean Office

At Community Options, Inc. | Ocean Office, we understand that it can be difficult to know whether or not your child needs speech therapy. If you are concerned that your child may need extra help in the area of communication, there are a few signs that you should look out for. These include difficulty responding to questions, starting and ending conversations, changing conversation topics, using gestures like pointing, and understanding other people’s body language. Speech therapy is often a crucial part of early intervention for autistic children and can help them learn effective ways to communicate, become more independent, and build confidence. If your child is very quiet, says only a few words, or doesn’t speak at all, speech therapy may be appropriate for them. Our guide to speech therapy can provide more information on the topic and answer any remaining questions you may have.

At Community Options, Inc., Ocean Office, we understand how speech therapy can help your child in a variety of ways. Our team of speech therapists can help your child with nonverbal skills, such as signs or gestures, 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. We are committed to helping your child communicate more effectively in any environment.