Speech and Language Therapy

Speech Therapy for Kids to Help Find Their Voice

Pediatric Speech Therapy and Language Therapy

Every child communicates—through words, gestures, pictures or even tantrums. If your child may be speech delayed, struggles to express themselves or isn’t meeting developmental milestones, it could be time to explore speech therapy for kids.

Not sure which speech milestones your child should be meeting and when? Hopebridge offers free developmental milestone checklists for infants, toddlers and preschoolers to aid your conversations with the pediatrician.

Early intervention makes a big difference. The sooner we start, the more we can support their ability to share their voice with the world.

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Helping Children Overcome Speaking Disorders and Language Delays

Speech and language therapy supports children who have difficulty expressing their basic wants and needs, understanding others, or safely eating and swallowing. Often referred to as “speech impediments” or “speech disorders,” some kids need help with the physical act of speaking, while others struggle with language processing or a delay in speech development.

Hopebridge speech-language pathologists work with children experiencing:

Childhood Apraxia of Speech (CAS)
Autism spectrum disorder (ASD)
Developmental delays
Fetal Alcohol Syndrome (FAS)
Voice and resonance disorders
Stuttering or articulation challenges
Difficulty processing and/or expressing language
Hearing impairments
Dysphagia and swallowing difficulties
Feeding challenges

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What Does a Speech Pathologist Do?

Hopebridge’s licensed speech-language pathologists and SLP assistants teach children how to communicate what they want clearly and confidently. This includes everything from forming sounds and words to participating in conversations, using gestures or learning augmentative and alternative communication (AAC) devices. SLPs can also address feeding and swallowing difficulties that stem from oral motor delays.

We often hear, “what does speech therapy do?” At Hopebridge, our pediatric therapy is designed specifically for young children. Through play-based, functional activities, speech therapists work on the language skills kids need from the beginning.

Speech therapy is about understanding and using language, improving speech clarity and supporting emotional expression. From learning to ask for a snack to share when something hurts, speech therapy empowers kids to connect with others and express themselves more fully—in their own way.

SPEECH EVALUATION: STEP BY STEP

My Child Isn’t Talking Yet—Should I Worry?

Every child develops at their own pace, but if your child isn’t talking according in line with the typical timeline, it could be a sign of a speech delay or something more, like autism spectrum disorder (ASD). While not all speech delays point to ASD, communication challenges are often one of the earliest signs of autism.

At Hopebridge, our speech therapy services support children with a range of needs, including those on the spectrum. Speech is one of the recommended therapies and treatments for autism and often one piece of a larger care plan. Other services could include applied behavior analysis (ABA therapy) and occupational therapy, all found within our comprehensive Hopebridge 360 Care model.

SPEECH, ABA OR BOTH?

From Non-Speaking to Counting to 10!

This is one proud mama! Watch the smiles as Aurora achieves this exciting milestone.

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