Pediatric Speech Therapy
Supporting Communication, Learning and Confidence
At Exeter Hospital, our pediatric speech therapy team specializes in helping children from birth through age 21 who have communication challenges. Whether caused by neurological or developmental conditions, speech and language difficulties can impact a child’s ability to interact socially, succeed academically and participate fully in daily life.
Our goal is to help children optimize function and independence, empowering them to reach their full potential in school, home and community settings.
More About Pediatric Speech Therapy
- Individualized Care: Each therapy plan is tailored to the child’s strengths, challenges and goals.
- Family-Centered: Parents and caregivers are active partners in treatment, learning strategies to support communication at home.
- Evidence-Based Techniques: We use proven methods and interventions to help children improve speech, language and social communication skills.
Our experienced speech-language pathologists provide comprehensive evaluation and therapy for a wide range of communication and related needs, including:
- Apraxia: Difficulties with motor planning for speech
- Articulation/Speech Disorders: Producing speech sounds correctly
- Feeding and Swallowing (Dysphagia): Safe and effective eating and drinking
- Stuttering: Fluency and rhythm of speech
- Language Processing: Understanding and using language effectively
- Oral Motor Skills: Strengthening muscles used for speech and feeding
- Expressive Language: Using words and sentences to communicate needs and ideas
- Social/Pragmatic Skills: Interacting appropriately with peers and adults
- Voice Disorders: Improving pitch, volume and quality
- Language Comprehension: Understanding spoken language
- Executive Function: Organization, attention and problem-solving skills
- Post-Concussion Syndrome/Symptoms: Addressing communication and cognitive impacts after concussion
If you believe your child may benefit from speech therapy, a referral from a physician is required to begin services. Our pediatric speech-language pathologists will perform a comprehensive evaluation to determine your child’s needs and develop a personalized plan of care.
Meet the Team
Exeter Hospital’s Speech and Language Pathology team helps children and adults strengthen communication, cognitive and swallowing skills for greater independence.
