Pediatric Speech-Language Therapy

What Is Speech Therapy?

Pediatric speech therapy is a specialized treatment for children who struggle with their speech or language skills. Your child will work with a speech-language pathologist (SLP) on different activities and exercises that can help them improve their ability to speak clearly, share their ideas, understand others, and much more. And for children who are nonverbal or have a condition that limits their speech, our SLPs can teach them to use Augmentative and Alternative Communication (AAC) methods such as electronic devices or sign language to empower their ability to communicate.

What Are Speech Skills?

Your child’s speech skills enable them to pronounce words properly, speak without stuttering or pausing, and use their voice without strain. Children who have a speech delay may struggle with one or more of these areas. This can lead to trouble making friends and doing well in school, which is why early intervention is so important. Some common signs that could indicate a speech delay include:

You can understand your child, but other people can’t
Your older child speaks or translates for your youngest child
Your child gets frustrated because they aren’t understood
They stutter, pause between words, or take a long time to speak
Their voice sounds raspy, nasally, breathy, too loud, or too quiet

What Are Language Skills?

Your child’s language skills enable them to share their ideas, understand what others are saying to them, read, and write. Children who have a language delay may struggle with one or more of these areas. The ability to communicate is essential for success in life, which is why early intervention is so important. Your child may have a language delay if they:

Have a hard time following directions
Are behind their peers in reading or writing
Struggle to phrase their ideas clearly
Have trouble socializing with other children
Leave out or substitute words in a sentence

What Are the Benefits of Speech Therapy?

When your child participates in routine speech therapy sessions, they can experience a ton of great benefits such as:

Improved self-confidence
Refined pronunciation and fluency for clearer speech
Stronger understanding of language
Better ability to socialize with other children
Improved academic performance
Reduced stress, anxiety, or upset about communication
Increased independence
Improved ability to share ideas with AAC as needed

Pediatric Hearing Screenings

Your child’s ability to hear can impact their speech and language skills. That’s why our clinics in College Station, Montgomery and Huntsville, TX provide pediatric hearing screenings. We can determine if your child has any level of hearing loss or struggles with auditory processing, which means they can hear but have trouble understanding speech sounds.

Testimonials

We were referred here by my son’s pediatrician and he absolutely loves it!!!!!! He has made so much progress since coming here. He enjoys it so much that he reminds me to take him here before going to school. Cameron looks forward to his sessions . The OT’s and the Speech therapists are all awesome. They Give awesome feedback and the staff are friendly too. Highly recommend!

My son has been using this facility for several months now. Although we first began this journey with temper tantrums, we have now started looking forward to “go to school”. He wouldn’t sign or try to pronounce anything and now he is signing tremendously. (Some days better than others) and he’s mimicking a lot more. The staff are beyond helpful and friendly and care for their kids. If your child needs help with speech I would recommend you to come to here!

My granddaughter was born at 26-27 weeks gestation. After spending more than three months in the NICU she got to go home with her parents. We were advised to seek therapy right away. She started going to Believes Therapy only two weeks after she got home. The therapist, Ashley, was the utmost professional OT we could of asked for. She began by showing us exactly what we needed to do with my grandaughter. She encouraged both mom, dad, and both grandmothers to attend a session so that we were all on the same page. She goes to therapy twice a week and we have seen so much progress. She’s our miracle baby and everyday because of Believes Therapy she continues to meet developmental milestones. I’ve been in early childhood education for over thirty years and Ashley teaches me something new each time I attend a session! Thanks Believes for all you are doing for our family!

Our baby has been in PT, OT, and now SLP here for a year and we are so grateful for all the hard work they put into his care. They are kind, creative, and dedicated, and it is great to have all three of his therapies in one place instead of traveling. Now that baby is older we choose to have two appointments booked one after the other to save trips out there. They are great with rescheduling issues when we have travel, have advocated with insurance, and have wonderful staff. We love the therapists! If your child needs it, this is an excellent place to go.

Referred an older child there. Feel like treatment plans are individualized. Have seen greater improvement in skills then working with counselors. Therapist are all really great.

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