When it comes to children with autism in Central Florida, there’s no one-size-fits-all. There are several different therapy options available. To the point of being overwhelming to figure out what will work best for your child’s unique needs and get results. The team at First Words Speech Therapy customize a program specifically for your child in an engaging and fun environment.
Our personalized approach to pediatric speech and language therapy for children with autism is rooted in play. Through specialized therapy, we help children develop communication skills, gain independence, and improve motor function.
Improved Communication And Life Skills
Speech therapy helps autistic children learn how to express their feelings, thoughts, needs more effectively. Daily tasks can be a challenge for those with autism, eating, dressing and playing. Pediatric occupational therapy helps develop hand-eye coordination, fine motor skills, and life skills.
Enhanced Social Skills
It isn’t always easy for children with autism to grasp facial expressions or start a conversation. Speech Therapy teaches them how to engage in social interactions, take turns, and understand social cues.
Better Speech Clarity
Speech therapist understand the techniques and exercises to improve intelligibility and clarity of speech and address difficulties with articulation.
Reduced Frustration
Feelings of not being understood or not able to express their needs, is very frustrating for a child with autism. Speech therapy helps improve communication, reducing this feeling of frustration.
Vocabulary Expansion
Overall language comprehension is improved as they understand grammar and learn new words.
Autism Speaks, list some examples of the skills that speech therapy may work on include:
Strengthening the muscles in the mouth, jaw and neck
Making clearer speech sounds
Matching emotions with the correct facial expression
Understanding body language
Responding to questions
Matching a picture with its meaning
Using a speech app on an iPad to produce the correct word
Modulating tone of voice
First Words Speech Therapy addresses the communication and language challenges often associated with children with Autism.
Our speech therapists are professionally trained in improving voice, speech, and language disorders. A speech therapist will perform a comprehensive evaluation of your child’s ability to communicate.
Then a treatment plan is designed, specifically tailored for your child, with a variety of techniques.
The earlier autism is identified and addressed with speech therapy, the easier it will be for your child to grasp and understand the spoken language, improve their communication skills, and reach their full potential
