What is speech therapy?

Pediatric speech therapy helps children improve their communication, feeding, and social skills. Pediatric speech-language therapists also help children improve their cognitive and reading abilities.

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What do speech therapists do?

  • Help develop conversational skills to improve interactions with others
  • Assist children express thoughts, ideas, and dees in a more understandable way
  • Foster the development of articulation skills so others can understand what they are saying
  • Help children learn to put words together in a sentence that makes sense
  • Enhancing a child understand and use non-verbal communication skills such as facial expressions or body language
  • Help children improve their understand of the meaning of more words and how to use them
  • Teach children to use alternative communication means such as picture exchange or speech-output devices
  • Help children improve their diet and nutrition by making eating easier and more enjoyable. 

What are signs that my child might need ST?

  • Trouble with learning new words, answering questions, or following directions.
  • Struggling to express thoughts, tell what happened, or ask questions.
  • Difficulty being understood when they talk or pronouncing words incorrectly.
  • Avoiding speaking due to stuttering or anxiety.
  • Inability to use words like other children their age.
  • Difficulty with eating foods like other children their age and eat meals in the same way that other children do.