Nemours Children's Health | Jacksonville South | Specialty Care

At Nemours Children’s Health Jacksonville South Specialty Care, we understand how difficult it can be to know if your child needs speech therapy. We recommend that speech therapy is almost always necessary for autistic children since they often struggle with social communication. Even if your child is very verbal, they may need help developing communication skills such as responding to questions, starting and ending conversations, changing conversation topics, understanding other people’s body language, and using gestures like pointing. Speech therapy is an important part of early intervention for autistic kids and it’s very important to provide language and communication skills training early, especially if there are any delays. Through speech therapy, your child will learn how to communicate effectively, which will help them become more independent and confident. If your child is struggling with speaking, such as being very quiet, saying only a few words, or not speaking at all, then it might be time to consider speech therapy. At Nemours Children’s Health Jacksonville South Specialty Care, we have a complete guide to speech therapy to help you make the best decision for your child.

At Nemours Children’s Health Jacksonville South Specialty Care, our trained speech therapists can help your child in many ways. From nonverbal skills to forming clearer speech, our therapists can help your child use gestures, signs, and verbal speech to communicate more effectively. Additionally, they can assist with comprehending and responding to questions, facial expressions, body language, and more. We can also help with feeding and swallowing, and even stuttering. Our speech therapists are dedicated to helping your child learn the skills they need to communicate better in all environments.