NYS Early Intervention Program | Niagara County Health Department

If you’re wondering if your child needs speech therapy, the NYS Early Intervention Program and Niagara County Health Department can help. Speech therapy is often recommended for autistic children since many individuals with autism have difficulty communicating. The therapy focuses on developing skills like responding to questions, starting or ending conversations, changing conversation topics, using gestures, and understanding body language. Early intervention is key for language development, so it’s important to start speech therapy as soon as possible if your child is exhibiting any delays. You might notice your child is very quiet, or only speaks a few words, or has difficulty using gestures or understanding body language. If you’re looking for more information about speech therapy for your child, the NYS Early Intervention Program and Niagara County Health Department have a complete guide to help you understand the therapy and how it can benefit your child.

At NYS Early Intervention Program, Niagara County Health Department, we understand that speech therapy can help improve your child’s ability to communicate effectively with people across all environments. Our speech therapists are trained to help with a wide range of skills and challenges, such as nonverbal skills, 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 feeding and swallowing. We are proud to support your child in their speech therapy journey and help them reach their communication goals.