Here at Orlando’s First Words Speech Therapy, we are very proud of our team of speech therapist. Not only are they experts in their field, they truly care about the children they work with and have made a a big difference in their life. Enabling children to overcome their speech and communication challenges and improve their overall quality of life.
I just wanted to take a few moments to acknowledge Ms. Samantha Swahlen. When I first started First Words, my son didn’t utter one word. As a first time parent, you can imagine how worried I was about his development. A million things raced through my mind and I felt very hopeless that I had a 1.6 year old son who I could not communicate with. I was worried that he was far behind his peers. Since my son started working with Ms. Swahlen, he quickly started to express himself. He not only knows all his colors, how to count to 10, and names animals, he now expresses what he wants. I cannot give credit to the school because he has had the same curriculum for the last year and has learned so much in the small timeframe working with Ms. Swahlen.
Ms. Swahlen is truly professional and genuinely cares about her clients. She has gone above and beyond to accommodate my schedule and treats my son like he is her own. My son is not a social child and lights up when he sees her. She takes her time with him and always gives me great tips to make him more expressive and responsive.
This email is not much, but I wanted to pass on the good word that I appreciate Ms. Swahlen. Most people say that once a child starts talking, they don’t stop. Hearing my son talk to me is music to my ears. Thank you Ms. Swahlen for giving my son the tools to communicate.
~Helena Jadusingh
