Speech and Language Therapy
Communication affects a child’s ability to express themselves, socialize, and achieve academic success. Pediatric speech and language disorders affect nearly 1 in 12 American children between the ages of 3 and 17, with the highest prevalence among children ages 3 to 6. Without proper intervention, these disorders can cause frustration that may impact a child’s home and school life.
Children’s Specialized Hospital’s speech-language pathologists are professional trained in the anatomy, physiology and function of speech sound production and feeding skills as well as cognition and language development. They are deeply knowledgeable and able to help children and their families establish better communication and feeding skills that improve their quality of life.
Through a family-centered approach, our treatment team actively involves the child’s family and caregivers in therapy.
Speech therapy can be beneficial for children with:
- ADHD (Attention Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder)
- Autism
- Aphasia
- Speech Sound Production Disorders (articulation, phonological processing, apraxia of speech)
- Language-based learning disabilities
- Fluency disorders/stuttering
- Brain injury
- Orofacial myofunctional disorders (tongue thrust)
- Feeding or swallowing problems
Treatment Options
Because no two children are completely alike, each pediatric patient undergoes individualized therapy from a certified speech-language pathologist. Treatment may include:
- Cognitive Rehabilitation
- Augmentative and alternative communication (AAC)
- Teaching accurate speech sound production
- Receptive and expressive language strategies
- Dysphagia Therapy
Treatment can improve a child’s vocabulary, articulation, understanding and use of language, pragmatic skills, feeding skills, and much more.
To schedule an appointment, call 888-244-5373 or click here.
Speech and Language Therapy Locations
Bayonne, NJ
Children's Specialized Hospital Outpatient Center – Bayonne
519 Broadway
Bayonne, NJ 07002
Clifton, NJ
Children's Specialized Hospital Outpatient Center – Clifton
1135 Broad Street
Clifton, NJ 07013
Egg Harbor Township, NJ
Children's Specialized Hospital Outpatient Center – Egg Harbor Township
6106 Black Horse Pike
Egg Harbor Township, NJ 08234
Hamilton Township, NJ
Children's Specialized Hospital Outpatient Center – Hamilton
3575 Quakerbridge Road
Hamilton Township, NJ 08619
Eatontown, NJ
Children's Specialized Hospital Outpatient Center – Monmouth
200 Wyckoff Road
Anne Vogel Family Care and Wellness Center, 2nd Floor
Eatontown, NJ 07724
Newark, NJ
Children's Specialized Hospital Outpatient Center – Newark
182 Lyons Avenue
Newark, NJ 07112
New Brunswick, NJ
Children's Specialized Hospital Outpatient Center – New Brunswick Plum Street
10 Plum Street 6th Floor
New Brunswick, NJ 08901
Toms River, NJ
Children's Specialized Hospital Outpatient Center – Toms River
1251 Highway 37 West
Toms River, NJ 08755
Union, NJ
Children's Specialized Hospital Outpatient Center – Union
2840 Morris Avenue
Kenneth Esdale Pavilion
Union, NJ 07083
West Orange, NJ
Children's Specialized Hospital Outpatient Center – West Orange
375 Mount Pleasant Avenue
Suite G100
West Orange, NJ 07052