Advocate Lutheran General Rehabilitation | Park Ridge

At Advocate Lutheran General Rehabilitation | Park Ridge, we understand how important it is to recognize when your child may need speech therapy. If you’re unsure if your child needs speech therapy, here are some signs to look out for: difficulty responding to questions, difficulty starting or ending conversations, difficulty changing conversation topics, difficulty understanding other people’s body language, and difficulty using gestures like pointing. Speech therapy is a big focus in early intervention for autistic children and is a necessary step in helping them learn effective ways to communicate. Our guide can help you understand more about speech therapy and how it can help your child learn to communicate and become more independent and confident.

At Advocate Lutheran General Rehabilitation in Park Ridge, we understand how important effective communication is for individuals of all ages. Our speech therapists are dedicated to helping your child develop the necessary skills to communicate effectively. Through a combination of verbal speech, gestures, signs, and Augmentative and Alternative Communication (AAC), our speech therapists can help your child with nonverbal skills, forming speech in a clearer way, expressing feelings, understanding and responding to questions, recognizing facial expressions, understanding body language, and more. We also offer specialized programs to help with stuttering. Advocate Lutheran General Rehabilitation is here to help your child reach their communication potential.

Contact Phone number is (847) 842-4418.

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