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Speech Therapy is a professional service for children who are experiencing delays or challenges with speaking and language. A highly trained speech-language pathologist (SLP) will use various tools and techniques to assist your child with speech delays and disorders.
Speech Therapy is one of many services we can help coordinate for you as a part of your Early Intervention services with us.
Although About Play does not provide Speech Therapy services directly ourselves, part of our job requirements as your Early Intervention provider in SC is to help coordinate specialized services your child might need, which includes Speech Therapy.
Ready to get started? To work with us, just tell your initial screener at BabyNet or DDSN, “ I want to work with About Play.”
Communicating effectively is a fundamental skill of human development and plays a critical role in the early years of a child’s life. Speech-language pathologists (SLPs) use early intervention speech therapy for children to address these problems at the source and provide therapeutic techniques to improve the child’s quality of life.
Early speech intervention focuses on diagnosing and treating speech disorders and delays in young children – specifically from infancy to age three. Studies confirm that early detection of speech and language difficulties, paired with treatment, can make a significant difference and provide positive outcomes in the patient’s life.
If your child is struggling with speaking or other child speech development milestones, they might benefit from speech therapy intervention:
Early diagnosis and treatment for speech delays significantly increase the chances of improvement rather than waiting it out and treating problems later in life. Treating speech and language difficulties early in a child’s life can prevent potential issues in the future with behavior, learning, reading, and social interaction.
There are many reasons why early intervention is best if your child is experiencing a speech delay. Some of the main areas of your child’s life that will positively be affected include:
Compensatory strategies – used to create a functional means of communication for a child who is not using any verbal language.
Is your child having trouble mastering the communication skills that will allow them to develop and flourish? Are they unable to communicate effectively? Are they unable to follow directions? Are they becoming frustrated when they try to speak? If so, speech therapy could make a big difference in their life. Your child may qualify for child speech therapy through BabyNet or DDSN early intervention.
In the state of South Carolina, early intervention services are free. Anyone can refer a child to BabyNet, to receive early intervention services if the child qualifies, and they will benefit from support. If you’re worried your child may be missing some developmental milestones, the time to seek help is now. Early intervention is free and available to your family. For more information about early intervention speech therapy for children, or any other early intervention services, don’t hesitate to get in touch with the About Play team.
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