Nexus Children's Hospital

At Nexus Children’s Hospital, we understand that it can be difficult to know if your child needs speech therapy. That’s why we have created a comprehensive guide to help you determine if speech therapy is right for your child. Our guide covers topics such as identifying delays in language development, responding to questions, starting or ending conversations, changing conversation topics, using gestures like pointing, understanding other people’s body language, and more. We understand that language development is a critical period in a child’s brain and that it is important to teach language and communication skills as early as possible. Speech therapy is a big focus in early intervention for autistic children and the goal is to help your child become more independent and confident in their communication. If your child is very quiet, says a few words, or doesn’t speak at all, you may want to consider speech therapy. Visit Nexus Children’s Hospital for our complete guide to speech therapy and to learn more about how we can help your child.

At Nexus Children’s Hospital, our speech therapists are committed to helping your child communicate effectively with others. We work with children of all ages to help them improve their nonverbal skills, form their speech in a clearer way, communicate thoughts and feelings, understand and respond to questions, discern facial expressions and corresponding emotions, notice and understand body language, and improve feeding and swallowing. We also provide Augmentative and Alternative Communication (AAC) if needed, so that your child can express themselves in the best possible way.