Speech Therapy
Speech therapy is a key intervention for individuals with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) and other neurodevelopmental disorders. It aims to improve communication skills, both in terms of language and social communication.
Speech Therapy at Sitaray, Islamabad
Our autism speech therapy department in Islamabad comprises of specialist speech pathologists who are fully trained in assessment and intervention procedures for children and adults with ASD and other neurodevelopmental disorders.
Key Features of Speech Therapy at Sitaray
Communication Goals
Our speech therapists work with children with neuro developmental disorders to set specific communication goals. These goals include improving verbal language skills, enhancing non-verbal communication or developing alternative communication methods.
Language Development
As part of our speech therapy program for autism, we focus on developing language skills. We do this through teaching key receptive and expressive communication skills, basic sentence structure, and expanding language abilities of children with autism.
Alternative Communication
It is the specialty of our speech therapists to provide speech therapy to individuals with autism who are in need of alternative communication systems. These include picture exchange systems, communication boards, or speech-generating devices to facilitate communication.
Parent training
Our speech therapists routinely work with parents, caregivers and other stakeholders to teach them key speech intervention strategies and techniques to support and enhance their child's communication and language development and repertoire at home, school and in community settings.