South Shore Therapies | Hingham

At South Shore Therapies in Hingham, MA, 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 and says a lot of words, they may still need to work on communication skills such as responding to questions, starting or ending conversations, changing topics, using gestures, and understanding other people’s body language. Speech therapy is an important focus in early intervention for autistic children and is highly recommended to teach language and communication skills as soon as possible. If you think your child might need speech therapy, you can find more information in our guide to everything you need to know about speech therapy. Contact us today to learn more about how we can help.

At South Shore Therapies in Hingham, our speech therapists can help your child learn to communicate effectively with others. Our therapists use a variety of methods, such as gestures, simple signs, verbal speech and Augmentative and Alternative Communication (AAC), to help your child develop nonverbal skills, form speech more clearly, communicate thoughts and feelings, and understand and respond to questions. In addition, our therapists can help with discerning facial expressions and their corresponding emotions, noticing and understanding body language, and feeding and swallowing. Stuttering can also be addressed.