Child playing Speech language Therapy

Neurodiverse Affirming Speech & Language Therapy for Children

Providing home & community based speech therapy in Fort Mill, SC & Charlotte, NC areas

Welcome to Pediatric Play Speech Language Therapy

Pediatric Play was established to empower children to reach their full communication potential by providing speech-language therapy that is grounded in play and tailored to each child’s natural environment. We believe in the power of child-led, fun, and engaging speech and language interventions that honor each child’s individuality, fostering growth through meaningful interactions and joyful learning. Our goal is to support families creating a space where communication skills can thrive, building confidence and connection in every child.

Speech therapist playing with child

Speech Therapy

Pediatric Play provides speech and language therapy services in the home, community, and virtually. Specializing in early intervention, gestalt language processing, AAC, and speech sound disorders. Speech therapy is provided in a play based manner that your child will enjoy!

Kid playing Speech language Therapy

Evaluations

Pediatric Play provides comprehensive evaluations that are strength based and focus on your child’s skills and abilities. Standardized testing is available.

Child playing with blocks speech therapist

Parent Coaching

You are your child’s greatest teacher! Pediatric Play provides parent consultations so that you can learn to support your child’s language development in the home. This service is available locally in person and virtually worldwide

Meet Your Pediatric Speech Therapist

Play based speech language pathologist early intervention

Rachel Fry, M.A., CCC-SLP

Owner, Speech-Language Pathologist

Rachel is a DIR/Floortime® certified and Natural Language Acquisition trained clinician that has been specializing in autism throughout her nearly 20 year career. In addition, Rachel has an extensive background in speech sound disorders and early intervention. Rachel is passionate about neurodiverse affirming, play-based, and child-directed therapy methods. Children grow through play!

Rachel’s Advanced Training:

DIR/Floortime® Certified Practitioner

PROMPT Technique

Bridging PROMPT to Intervention

Dynamic Temporal and Tactile Cueing (DTTC)

Meaningful Speech’s Natural Language Acquisition for Gestalt Language Processing

AAC for Gestalt Language Processing

SOS Approach to Feeding

Gestalt Language Processors Conference UK 2024

  • "Rachel collaborates with everyone in the child's environment like parents and teachers"

    There are three main things that help my daughter grasp language much faster with Rachel:

    1. Her therapy is blended with fun. It doesn’t feel like a task and my daughter was motivated to play and have fun rather than be motivated only for a reward like candy or bubbles

    2. She deeply understands and pays attention to what my daughter is responding to and where she needs support. Rachel is very thorough and adjusts her play to my child’s level.

    3. She collaborates on the root level with everyone in my daughter’s environment like family members/teachers to educate us and guide us. She focuses on overall development rather than the typical statistics-based therapy.

    -Mother of a GLP student

  • "Rachel took the time to understand our son's unique challenges and strengths."

    Rachel took the time to understand our son's unique challenges and strengths. She tailored each session to meet his needs, using engaging activities to that kept him motivated. We have seen remarkable progress in his communication skills, and it is truly heartwarming to witness his growing confidence.

    -Parent of a son, age 5

  • "Rachel takes the time to work with the child but also us as parents"

    We absolutely love working with Rachel. She instantly worked to make sure my 1.5 year old daughter was comfortable and gave us actionable insights on how we as a family can help our daughter daily. Rachel takes the time to work with the child but also us as parents which is so important in making sure everyone is on the same page. Rachel is wonderful and I cannot recommend her enough to others seeking speech therapy for their children.

    -Mother of a 21 month old daughter

  • "For the first time ever, he doesn't complain about going to speech."

    “You should know you are, by far, his favorite SLP he’s ever had. For the frist time ever, he doesn’t complain about having to go to speech therapy. Thank you for being amazing!”

    -Mother of a 6 year old son

“Play is our brain's favorite way of learning.”

~ Diane Ackerman

Are You Ready to Get Started with Pediatric Play?

Providing speech therapy for kids in Fort Mill, SC & Charlotte, NC areas

We are happy to provide speech therapy in your home or a community setting where your child is comfortable and can thrive.

Free Consultation

Contact us to set up a free 15 minute consultation to talk directly with our speech therapist.

Evaluation

Let’s create a picture of your child’s strengths and abilities to determine how to best meet their individual speech and language needs. Standardized testing is available.

Speech Therapy

We will determine the best environment to conduct sessions. Our speech therapy approach focuses on regulation, engagement, and learning through play! We encourage parent involvement in our sessions!

Insurance & billing

At this time, in order to maintain the highest quality of care and provide individualized services that best meet the needs of the child and family, our speech-language practice does not accept insurance. We are happy to provide you with the necessary documentation to submit for reimbursement through your insurance provider. We accept FSA and HSA debit cards!

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