AAC supports individuals who have difficulty communicating through speech, whether they are nonspeaking, minimally speaking, or have a gap between receptive and expressive language. AAC may include speech-generating devices, communication boards, sign language, and other communication tools.

We support children at every stage of their AAC journey—from exploring their first communication system to developing language, independence, and confidence with a robust AAC system.

AAC therapy can support:

• Meaningful, functional communication

• Expressive language development

• Independence and self-advocacy

• Social connection and participation

• Communication across home, school, and community settings

Some children develop language through gestalts, or chunks of language, and may use echolalia, scripting, or familiar phrases to communicate. We honor these natural communication styles while supporting children in developing increasingly flexible and independent language.

Through a play-based, child-led, neurodiversity-affirming approach, we follow each child’s interests and communication style while supporting meaningful connection and self-expression.

GLP support can include:

• Understanding and honoring echolalia as meaningful communication

• Supporting language development through Natural Language Acquisition

• Expanding scripts into more flexible, spontaneous communication

• Helping families understand and respond to their child’s communication

• Building functional language through play and everyday interactions

Articulation therapy helps children learn to produce speech sounds more clearly and accurately so they can be understood by others. Through play-based, child-led activities, we work on individual sounds, sound patterns, and overall speech clarity in a way that feels engaging and meaningful to each child.

Articulation therapy can support:

• Producing speech sounds more accurately

• Improving overall speech intelligibility

• Reducing sound substitutions or omissions

• Developing awareness of how sounds are made

• Carrying new speech sounds into everyday conversation

• Building confidence when communicating with others

This is best for kids who are late-talkers, receptive-expressive language delays, auditory processing disorders or developmental delays.

Language therapy supports children who have difficulty understanding or expressing themselves. Whether your child is a late talker, has a receptive or expressive language delay, or needs support with social communication, therapy focuses on building functional communication skills that carry over into everyday life.

Sessions are play-based, child-led, and individualized to your child’s interests and strengths.

Language therapy can support:

• Vocabulary and sentence development

• Understanding directions and questions

• Storytelling and conversation

• Social communication and turn-taking

• Functional communication at home, school, and in the community

• Confidence in academic and social settings