Massachusetts Speech-Language-Hearing Association

The Massachusetts Speech-Language-Hearing Association (MSHA) is dedicated to helping families understand if their child needs speech therapy. Signs that a child might need speech therapy include difficulty responding to questions, starting or ending conversations, changing topics, using gestures like pointing, and understanding other people’s body language. Speech therapy is often recommended for autistic children as there is a critical period for language development and it’s important to teach language and communication skills as early as possible. If your child is struggling with speaking, they might be very quiet, say only a few words, or not speak at all. To learn more, MSHA provides a comprehensive guide to speech therapy, giving families the resources they need to make an informed decision.

At the Massachusetts Speech-Language-Hearing Association, we understand how speech therapy can help individuals improve their communication skills. Our speech therapists can assist with a range of areas, including 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 stuttering. Through our comprehensive speech therapy services, we strive to help individuals of all ages and abilities to communicate effectively in any environment.