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Speech-Language Pathology Services

Our pediatric speech-language program helps your child develop the skills needed for successful communication and feeding. These skills can affect all aspects of daily life, from communicating basic needs to developing social skills and friendships to progress in school. Our certified speech-language pathologists have master's degrees and extensive training in childhood speech, feeding and language problems.

Who is a Candidate for SLP?

After discussing your child's developmental level with your pediatrician, if you have concerns in one or more of the following areas, a referral to SLP services may be recommended:

What is Speech Language Pathology?

Our Pediatric Speech Language Pathology (SLP) Program helps your child develop the skills needed for successful communication and feeding.

These skills can affect all aspects of life, from communicating basic needs to school performance. Our certified speech language pathologists have master’s degrees and extensive training in childhood speech, feeding and language problems.

How Do I Get Started?

Identifying your child’s difficulties and strengths through a speech and language evaluation is the first step to assisting a child with communication problems. Our therapists are skilled in administering formal tests as well as providing clinical observation of play, interaction and conversation to decide if your child needs intervention.

Contact All Children's Outpatient Speech Language Pathology Department in St Petersburg at 727-767-4141 to schedule an appointment for an SLP evaluation

For many years All Children's has been a Scottish Rite Foundation Center for Childhood Language Development. Learn more about children's language problems and therapy at www.helpforkidsspeech.com. The approaches to therapy described on the web site are available from the All Children's speech-language program.


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