Pediatric Speech Therapists Directory

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The Work of Pediatric Speech Therapists

Pediatric Speech Therapy is Important Work

Pediatric Speech Therapists (Speech-Language Pathologists) help children to communicate effectively by treating, diagnosing, assessing and preventing a range of verbal and non-verbal communication and language skills. Pediatric Speech Therapists also work with feeding and swallowing concerns.

Pediatric Speech Therapists can work at a school, in a private office or remotely. The most important thing is to find a Pediatric Speech Therapists that are the best fit for your child’s needs.

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You also want to make sure your Pediatric Speech Therapist is someone your child gets along with. Similar to other professionals, a empathetic and deep care for your unique child is what’s needed.

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The Pediatric Speech Therapist’s practice areas may include:

Language disorders, which can be spoken or written and encompass receptive language (i.e., when a child has trouble understanding others) and expressive language (i.e., when a child has difficulty sharing his or her thoughts, feelings or ideas) challenges. Included within language disorders are the child’s ability to use language in socially-appropriate and functional ways, as well as challenges with vocabulary, sentence structure and grammar.

“Pediatric” refers to children of all ages, from newborns to teenagers.

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Speech disorders, which include challenges saying sounds correctly (e.g., articulation), speaking fluently (e.g., stuttering) and voice disorders.

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Social communication challenges, which can also manifest with respect to verbal and nonverbal communication.

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Pediatric Speech Disorders

Speech Disorders evaluated, diagnosed and treated by Pediatric Speech Therapists include Childhood Apraxia of Speech, Dysarthria, Speech Sounds Disorders, Fluency Disorders (including stuttering and cluttering) and various Voice Disorders.

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AAC Systems

With respect to children with severe expressive and/or language comprehension disorders, including autism spectrum disorder or progressive neurological disorders, Pediatric Speech Therapists may also provide augmentative and alternative communication (AAC) systems.

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Pediatric Speech Therapy Education & Collaboration

In addition to the evaluation, diagnosis and treatment of various speech, language, communication and swallowing disorders, Pediatric Speech Therapists provide training and education to families and work collaboratively with professionals from other disciplines to ensure the best outcomes for their pediatric speech therapy clients.

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Pediatric Speech Therapy is Fun!

Pediatric Speech Therapists strive to make each therapy session feel like playtime, especially for the younger clients, while giving their pediatric clients and families the tools they need at home to improve communication skills and make lasting changes for the better!

For some fun resources check out Speech Therapist Tools.

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