Introduction
Speech Language Pathologists or Therapists are qualified professionals who help with the development of speech, language, communications and vocalizations. SLPs work with children on the Autism Spectrum from non-verbal to excessively verbal kids who need help with conversations and social interactions. The SLP will evaluate your child and create a customized speech/language program depending on your child's individual needs. These sessions usually include the therapist and child working together to increase the child's speech and communication.
If your child has limited receptive and expressive language, as well as auditory processing difficulties, you many want to find a speech pathologist trained in teaching functional language. This helps a child learn language through association with their environment and with different modalities.
Related Sites
Teach Me to Talk Description: A web site designed by a speech pathologist which includes podcasts, videos, and products as well as a blog.
Benefits of Speech Therapy for Autism Description: This article explains the benefits of speech therapy for children with ASD.
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Parent Forums/Blogs
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Forum/Blog Name: Autism India Network Description: Autism India Network is a platform to discuss about Early Intervention and the different approaches in managing and training the children affected with Autism Spectrum Disorder. Occupational Therapy, Sensory Integration, Speech Language Pathology, Pediatric Neurology, Pediatric Psychiatry, Developmental Disability, GFCF Diet, Bio-medical intervention, Ayurveda, Homeo and non-conventional treatments, different methodologies like ABA, VBA and TEACCH and new researches in different fields, with specific relation to Autism in India can be discussed here.
Forum/Blog Name: Parents Association from Comm deall Description: The Communication DEALL program has been developed by Dr. Prathibha Karanth, a pioneer in the field of Speech-Language Pathology in India. It was developed for children with communication disorders such as Specific Language Impairment (SLI), Pervasive Developmental Disorder (PDD) / Autism (ASD) and Developmental Verbal Dyspraxia (DVD).
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Speech-Language Therapy for Autistic Children Description: Article describing how speech language therapy can help children with autism.
Speech Therapy Ideas for Autistic Children Description: Article with numerous speech therapy ideas for children with autism from early childhood through middle school years.