Address: 626 Haverford Road,
| Haverford, PA
19041
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Insurances:
Aetna,
UnitedHealthcare,
Ages Served:
Children to adults
Care Settings:
In-clinic,
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About Main Line Speech Consultants
Director Shelly Hahn, MA, CCC/SLP leads a team of speech professionals with the extensive training and experience that has earned the trust of clients in and around the main Line and Philadelphia for over 30 years. Ms. Hahn has extensive experience working with both children and adults and has worked in schools, acute care and specialty hospitals, day care centers, skilled nursing facilities, and home health care. She is certified by the American Speech Language and Hearing Association (ASHA). She has specialty training in accent reduction and has taught presentation skills and public speaking.
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Aetna
UnitedHealthcare
626 Haverford Road,,PA,19041
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(610) 649-8255
shelly@mainlinespeech.com
Frequently Asked Questions
Speech therapy is almost always recommended for autistic children since many people with autism have difficulty with social communication. Even if a child is very verbal and says a lot of words, they might need to work on communication skills like:
responding to questions
starting or ending conversation
changing conversation topics
using gestures like pointing
understanding other people's body language
Speech therapy is a big focus in early intervention for autistic children and is usually the starting place for recently diagnosed kids. There is a critical period in the brain for language development and so, it's really important to teach language and communication skills as early as possible, especially if there are any delays in that area. Your child will learn effective ways to communicate which will help them grow into more independent and confident individuals.
It might be obvious when a child struggles with speaking —they are very quiet, say only a few words, or don't speak at all.
Spot speech and language delays like a doctor here.
The goal of speech therapy is to help your child communicate effectively with other people across all environments. This may take the form of using gestures, simple signs, verbal speech, and Augmentative and Alternative Communication (AAC).
Some other common things speech therapists can help with:
Nonverbal skills, such as signs or gestures
Forming speech in a clearer way
Communicating thoughts and feelings clearly
Understanding and responding to questions
Discerning facial expressions and their corresponding emotions