Geisinger Autism & Developmental Medicine Institute | Bucknell Center

At the Geisinger Autism & Developmental Medicine Institute | Bucknell Center, we provide comprehensive care to help children with autism reach their highest potential. We understand that speech therapy is often a critical part of early intervention for children with autism and can help them to develop important communication skills. If you are wondering if your child needs speech therapy, consider if they are having difficulty with any of the following: responding to questions, starting or ending conversations, changing conversation topics, using gestures, or understanding other people’s body language. It is important to provide speech therapy as early as possible to ensure the best possible outcome for your child. For more information about speech therapy, please check out our complete guide. We are here to help your child reach their highest potential through specialized care and therapy.

At Geisinger Autism & Developmental Medicine Institute | Bucknell Center, we understand that speech therapy can help your child in many ways. Our team of professionals can help with nonverbal skills, such as signs or gestures, forming speech in a clearer way, communicating thoughts and feelings, understanding and responding to questions, discerning facial expressions and their corresponding emotions, noticing and understanding body language, and even help with feeding and swallowing concerns. We work to ensure that your child is able to communicate effectively with others in all environments, using a combination of gestures, signs, verbal speech, and Augmentative and Alternative Communication (AAC) techniques.