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Autism Services Association - Speech and Language Therapy for Children With Autism
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Autism Services Association - Speech and Language Therapy for Children With Autism
© 2010
Autism Services Association - Speech and
Language Therapy for Children With
Autism
Written by: Autism Advisor
Autism Services Association
What is...
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Autism Services Association - Speech and Language Therapy for Children With Autism
© 2010
Autism Services Association - Speech and
Language Therapy for Children With
Autism
Written by: Autism Advisor
Autism Services Association
What is it?
The goal of speech therapy is to improve all aspects of communication.
This includes:
comprehension, expression, sound production, and social use of language (1).
Speech
therapy may include sign language and the use of picture symbols (2).
At its best, a specific
speech therapy program is tailored to the specific weaknesses of the individual child (1).
Unfortunately, it can be difficult to create a child-specific, evolving, long-term speech
therapy plan (1, 3).
The National Research Council describes four aspects of beneficial speech therapy(1) Speech therapy should begin early in a child s life and be frequent.
(2) Therapy should be rooted in practical experience in the child s life.
(3) Therapy should encourage spontaneous communication.
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