Courage Kenny Rehabilitation Institute – Forest Lake

At Courage Kenny Rehabilitation Institute – Forest Lake, we understand that parents may have questions about whether their child needs speech therapy. If your child is autistic, it’s almost always recommended that they receive speech therapy in order to develop social communication skills. Even if your child is very verbal and says a lot of words, they might still need to work on communication skills like responding to questions, starting or ending conversations, changing conversation topics, using gestures, and understanding other people’s body language. Speech therapy is a big focus in early intervention for autistic children and is essential to help them grow into more independent and confident individuals. If your child struggles with speaking, they may be very quiet, say only a few words, or not talk at all. To learn more about speech therapy, check out our complete guide. Courage Kenny Rehabilitation Institute – Forest Lake is here to help you determine if your child needs speech therapy and to support them with the skills and techniques needed for successful communication.

At Courage Kenny Rehabilitation Institute – Forest Lake, our team of experienced speech therapists can help your child in many ways. Our comprehensive speech therapy services can assist with developing nonverbal skills, forming speech in a clearer way, communicating thoughts and feelings clearly, understanding and responding to questions, discerning facial expressions and their corresponding emotions, noticing and understanding body language, and feeding and swallowing. Our speech therapy also includes the use of Augmentative and Alternative Communication (AAC) and gestures and simple signs. We strive to help your child effectively communicate with others in all environments.