Sunflower Therapy Solutions
What is Pediatric Speech Therapy?
Pediatric Speech Therapy is a specialized intervention that helps children develop the skills they need to communicate effectively. At Sunflower , our speech-language pathologists (SLPs) work closely with families, combining direct interaction with parent coaching to enhance your child’s speech and language abilities.
What Does Therapy Look Like?
- Play-Based Learning: Children learn best through play, the research shows . We customize play-based intervention strategies to your child’s interests and favored activities and align them to your child's goals to help them reach their measurable milestones.
- At-Home Strategies: We teach parents usable strategies to continue development at home.
- Support and Advocacy: We help parents work with schools, and other therapists to ensure your child’s needs are being met with appropriate interventions.
Who Can Benefit from Speech Therapy?
Speech therapy helps children overcome challenges with expressive and receptive language skills, giving them the tools to connect and communicate confidently. We proudly support children facing a variety of conditions, including but not limited to:
- Children with Developmental Delays
- Apraxia of Speech (a difficulty when forming words or sounds)
- Children Diagnosed with Autism Spectrum Disorder
- Any fluency disorder (cluttering, stuttering, other difficulties)
- Kids with a Cleft Lip or Palate
- Children with signs of Articulation Disorders
- Children with Language Comprehension Issues
- Kids with Down Syndrome
- swallowing difficulties (Dysphagia)
- Kids with Cerebral Palsy
- Augmentative and Alternative Communication (AAC Users)
- Children exhibiting Genetic and Chromosomal Syndromes.
Signs Your Child Might Need Speech Therapy
If you’re unsure about your child’s communication skills or are concerned your kid shows signs of a delay in language/communication development, sharing your concern with a pediatric speech-language pathologist is the first step. SLPs can quickly identify delays and causes that may be challenging your child. Here are some common indicators of a language delay that an SLP could help your child overcome.
- Limited vocabulary for their age
- Trouble requesting wants and needs, and frustration in these attempts
- The child has difficulty pronouncing in general of just specific sounds
- When you notice stuttering or hesitations in speech and communications
- Challenges understanding questions or following directions
- Frustration and challenges communicating with peers or siblings
- If you notice a regression or a loss of skills you observed in the past
- When the child avoids certain sounds and an absence of words
- Children may have difficulty describing or telling stories
- If the kid struggles with reading or writing
- Overall frustration with communication or avoidance
- Using scripts or copying what they have heard on TV or media
Benefits of an Early Intervention Speech Therapy
Speech therapy is often life-changing. By addressing their specific communication challenges, we begin opening doors to a world of possibilities for your child. It’s about more than just words and sounds—it’s about building confidence, fostering relationships, and unlocking potential. Here are some of the remarkable benefits speech therapy can provide:
- Kids improve their ability to share ideas and thoughts
- These kids experience freedom from their delay, connecting them to a new world of relationships previously out of reach.
- Kids find new motivation and reduced frustration with language and people
- Children show enhanced problem-solving skills and a new willingness to share ideas
- Families can better connect by easier understanding through improving pronunciation skills
- Kids build increased fluency and confidence
- Speech Therapy will also improve comprehension skills, reading, writing, and spelling.
- Children will have an easier time making friends and connecting with other kids.
- Behavior often improves with an ability to better follow directions.
- Nonverbal strategies like AAC can establish reliable communication methods that will enhance many aspects of a nonverbal child's life.
- Decreasing the loneliness and frustration in their world begins improving their behavior and overall quality of life.
Our goal is to help your child thrive in all areas of life by fostering these skills. Let’s work together to support their communication journey!
Speech Therapy In Overland Park
Assessments, Diagnosis & Services
Assessments, Diagnosis & Services
At Sunflower Therapy Solutions Speech Therapy, we provide personalized and evidence-based speech and language therapy services for children and adults. Our goal is to help our clients achieve their communication goals and improve their quality of life.
Assessments, Diagnosis & Services
Assessments, Diagnosis & Services
Assessments, Diagnosis & Services
We offer a range of speech and language therapy services, including assessment, diagnosis, and treatment for various speech disorders, language disorders, and communication difficulties. We also provide accent modification and voice therapy services.
Our Approach & The Path Ahead
Services for Children & Families
Services for Children & Families
At Sunflower Therapy Solutions, we provide individualized and evidence-based speech therapy services for children and adults. Our approach is centered around helping our clients achieve their communication goals and improve their quality of life.
Services for Children & Families
Services for Children & Families
Services for Children & Families
We offer a range of speech therapy services for children, including assessment, diagnosis, and treatment for various speech disorders, language disorders, and communication difficulties. We also provide early intervention services for infants and toddlers. Our therapists instruct parents on strategies and tactics for practicing at home with their kids.
Sunflower Therapy Solutions in Overland Park
At Sunflower Therapy Solutions, we believe that communication is the foundation of human relationships. That's why we're dedicated to helping individuals of all ages with speech and language therapy to improve their communication skills. Whether your child struggles with stuttering, articulation, or language development, our experienced speech therapists will work with you to create a personalized treatment plan that meets your unique needs.