Hammond Associates | Biddeford

At Hammond Associates in Biddeford, we understand how important it is to recognize whether or not your child needs speech therapy. Speech therapy can help autistic children learn social communication and language skills, such as responding to questions, starting conversations, using gestures, and understanding body language. Early intervention is key, as there is a critical period for language development in the brain. It may be obvious when a child is struggling with speech, such as staying very quiet or saying only a few words. To help you recognize the signs and know more about speech therapy, we’ve created a comprehensive guide to answer any questions you may have.

At Hammond Associates in Biddeford, our speech therapists are dedicated to helping your child develop the skills to effectively communicate across all environments. Our team specializes in helping children with nonverbal skills, forming speech more clearly, expressing thoughts and feelings, understanding and responding to questions, discerning facial expressions and their corresponding emotions, noticing and understanding body language, feeding, and swallowing. Through our speech therapy services, we strive to enable your child to effectively communicate with those around them.