NYS Early Intervention Program | Ontario County Community Health Services

At NYS Early Intervention Program and Ontario County Community Health Services, we understand that parents may be wondering if their child needs speech therapy. It is almost always recommended for autistic children since many have difficulty with social communication. Even if your child is very verbal, they may need to work on communication skills such as responding to questions, starting or ending conversations, changing conversation topics, using gestures, and understanding body language. Speech therapy is important for early intervention for autistic children, as there is a critical period in the brain for language development and it’s important to teach language and communication skills as early as possible. If your child is struggling with speaking, our complete guide to speech therapy provides you with everything you need to know to get started.

At NYS Early Intervention Program | Ontario County Community Health Services, we understand the importance of communication and speech therapy. Our team of speech therapists can help your child use various strategies to improve their communication, such as using gestures, signs, verbal speech, and Augmentative and Alternative Communication (AAC) to effectively communicate with others. We also specialize in helping children strengthen nonverbal skills, form speech in a clearer way, understand and respond to questions, discern facial expressions and their corresponding emotions, notice and understand body language, and even improve feeding and swallowing. By providing these services, we strive to ensure that your child can communicate effectively and confidently.