Speech Therapy
Preparing Your Child with Autism for Joyful and Stress-Free Holiday Celebrations
The holidays are a time of joy, togetherness, and tradition. However, they can also bring unique challenges for families of children with autism spectrum disorder (ASD). The unfamiliar sights, sounds, smells, and routines can feel overwhelming, and transitions or sensory…
Holiday-Themed Winter Break Activities: Fort Myers Speech & Language Fun
Winter break is the perfect time to blend fun and learning with your children. Whether working on vocabulary, speech sounds, or social communication, holiday-themed games and activities from our Fort Myers speech language pathologists at FOCUS Therapy can help kids…
Speech Delay or Autism? Understanding the Signs & Finding the Right Support for Your Child
When a child’s words are slow to come, parents often find themselves wondering: Is this “just” a speech delay? Or could it be something more complex, like autism? It’s an understandable concern and one that we hear frequently at our…
Signs Your Toddler Needs Speech Therapy
FOCUS offers pediatric speech therapy in Fort Myers, Southwest Florida. Call (239) 313.5049 or Contact Us online. Additional Resources: How to Know if Your Child Needs a Speech Evaluation, March 25, 2021, The Cleveland Clinic More Blog Entries: Fort Myers Speech Therapists…
Fort Myers Now Has National Stuttering Association Chapter – 1st Meet Up 10/16
FOCUS Therapy is excited to share the news that the National Stuttering Association now has a Fort Myers chapter – and their first meet up is scheduled for 10/16. The motto of the National Stuttering Association is, “If you stutter,…
Importance of WH Questions in Measuring Language Development
As pediatric speech therapists in Fort Myers, one of the key tools we use to assess and support language development in children is the ability to understand and answer WH questions. You’re familiar with these: They’re the questions that begin…
Why a Speech Therapist for Child Swallowing Issues?
If your child has been diagnosed with swallowing issues, you may be wondering why they’ve been referred to a speech therapist. After all, they may have no issues with talking or communicating. Or maybe they do – but what’s that…
“Social Communication Skills Are Vital” -Child Speech Therapist
Communication is at the heart of WHY we use language. As a Fort Myers child speech therapist, I recognize social communication skills as fundamental in language learning and development. A significant portion of early intervention speech therapy sessions (especially for…
Think Your Child Has a Written Language Disorder? Pediatric Speech Therapists Spell Out The Top Signs
A written language disorder is a type of learning disability that impacts a child’s ability to read, write, and spell. As Estero pediatric speech therapists, we see it manifesting in a number of ways, including: Written language disorders tend to…