OT4KIDS | Graham

At OT4KIDS Graham, we understand that it can be difficult to know if your child needs speech therapy. If your child has been diagnosed with autism, speech therapy is almost always recommended. Even if your child is very verbal, they may still need to work on communication skills such as responding to questions, starting or ending conversations, changing conversation topics, and understanding body language. Speech therapy is a big focus in early intervention for autistic children. If your child has delays in language development, it’s important to start as early as possible. Signs that your child might need speech therapy include being very quiet, saying only a few words, or not speaking at all. To learn more, check out our comprehensive guide to speech therapy.

At OT4KIDS Graham, we understand that speech therapy can help your child in many ways. Our speech therapists can help with nonverbal skills, such as signs or gestures, as well as forming speech in a clearer way. We can also help your child to better communicate their thoughts and feelings, understand and respond to questions, discern facial expressions, and understand body language. We can also help with feeding and swallowing, and even stuttering. Our goal is to help your child communicate effectively in all environments with the help of gestures, signs, verbal speech, or Augmentative and Alternative Communication (AAC).