Beach Speech Therapy, LLC

Beach Speech Therapy, LLC We are a neurodiversity affirming play based pediatric speech/OT therapy clinic in Gulf Shores, AL.

Happy International Women’s Day 🤍To the women building businesses, raising families, supporting friends, caring for othe...
03/08/2026

Happy International Women’s Day 🤍

To the women building businesses, raising families, supporting friends, caring for others, and still finding the strength to take care of themselves too.

This year I’m celebrating the women who show up every day — not perfectly, but with heart, resilience, and purpose.

As a speech-language pathologist, clinic owner, wife, mom, and now grandmother… I’m reminded daily how powerful women truly are.

Here’s to strong women.
May we know them.
May we support them.
May we be them. ✨

02/26/2026

When progress in speech therapy feels slow, it’s easy to assume a child just needs more practice.

But more practice of the wrong approach doesn’t create change.

For many children — especially autistic children — language development doesn’t start with flashcards, drilling, or sitting at a table.

It starts with understanding:
• How they process language
• How they naturally communicate
• Whether they are analytic or gestalt language processors
• What supports regulation and connection

If we skip that foundation, therapy can look busy… but not be effective.

When therapy feels “stuck,” I don’t add more worksheets.
I step back and ask different questions.

The right approach depends on how the child learns — not what looks traditional.

More on what I look at first this week




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02/24/2026

If speech therapy feels like drills and worksheets…

It might not be the right approach for your child.

For many autistic children, language develops through play, connection, and safety — not pressure.

When we shift from compliance to connection, we see real communication emerge.

This is what therapy can look like.





02/21/2026

There’s a difference between making a child comply…
and helping a child communicate.

I will always choose communication.

Not because it’s trendy.
Not because it’s softer.
But because it works.

When therapy aligns with how a child’s brain actually processes language, progress isn’t forced.

It’s built.

Address

319 E 21st Avenue
Gulf Shores, AL
36542

Opening Hours

Tuesday 9am - 5pm
Wednesday 9am - 5pm
Thursday 9am - 5pm

Telephone

+12516108000

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