The Arc of Bristol County | Fall River

At The Arc of Bristol County in Fall River, we understand that it can be difficult to tell if your child needs speech therapy. To help you determine if your child could benefit from speech therapy, we have put together a guide that covers important topics like: responding to questions, starting or ending conversation, changing conversation topics, using gestures like pointing, understanding other people’s body language, and language development. Our guide also explains why speech therapy is a critical part of early intervention for autistic children and why it is important to start as early as possible. With our guide, you can learn when it might be obvious if your child is struggling with speaking and gain knowledge about how speech therapy can help them become more independent and confident individuals. For more information on speech therapy, please visit The Arc of Bristol County Fall River.

At The Arc of Bristol County, we provide speech therapy services that can help your child in many ways. Our speech therapists help children with nonverbal skills, forming speech in a clearer way, communicating thoughts and feelings, understanding and responding to questions, discerning facial expressions and corresponding emotions, noticing and understanding body language, and feeding and swallowing. We also specialize in helping children who stutter. Our speech therapists use a variety of techniques, including gestures, simple signs, verbal speech, and Augmentative and Alternative Communication (AAC), to help your child communicate effectively with others in all environments.