Most autism families know the routine: ABA at one clinic, speech at another, OT at a third. Three drives. Three intakes. Three teams that have never spoken to each other.
We don't do it that way.
At our Peachtree Corners clinic, speech therapy is delivered alongside ABA and Occupational Therapy — same building, same team, same plan. Your child's BCBA, RBT, SLP, and OT see each other in the hallways every day. They coordinate goals. They reinforce each other's work. You get one cohesive plan instead of three disconnected ones.
That's why speech therapy works faster here. For children with autism, communication is often where the hardest work lives. When it's a struggle, everything else gets harder — tantrums get longer, frustration runs higher, school becomes a battle, friendships don't form. And when a child finally gets the right tool to communicate, the change is unmistakable. Doors open. Confidence floods in. The whole family exhales.
Our speech therapy services are designed for children with autism who are currently receiving (or beginning) center-based ABA at our Peachtree Corners clinic. Speech therapy can be especially helpful for kids who:
If your child is in any of these places, a speech evaluation gives us a clear starting point, and we can build it directly into their existing ABA schedule.
Communication Development From the Ground Up
For children just beginning to communicate, we start at the foundation: getting attention, making requests, choosing between options, taking turns in a back-and-forth. These aren't shortcuts — they're the building blocks every word relies on.
Expressive Language
Getting thoughts out into the world. Naming objects. Forming sentences. Telling a simple story. Asking a question. We grow expressive language one piece at a time, in ways that feel like play.
Receptive Language
Understanding what others say. Following directions. Answering questions. Listening with comprehension, not just compliance. For many kids, receptive language work is invisible from the outside — until suddenly everything changes at home, at school, and with peers.
Social Communication Skills
Greeting. Initiating. Reading tone. Taking turns in a conversation. Knowing when to talk and when to listen. Social communication is what turns talking near other kids into talking with other kids. We teach it explicitly, kindly, and at your child's pace.
AAC Support (Augmentative & Alternative Communication)
For children who don't yet speak, or who do speak but need additional tools to be reliably understood, we use AAC. That might be a picture system, sign, or a speech-generating device.
A worry we hear often: "If we give my child a device, will they ever speak?"
The research, and our experience, says the opposite. AAC doesn't replace speech. It supports it. Children with AAC tools often grow into stronger verbal communicators, because they finally have a way to participate while their spoken language develops.
School Readiness Support
Following classroom routines. Answering a teacher's question. Telling a peer their name. Asking for help. Communicating a need to a non-family adult. We prepare children for the real language demands of preschool, kindergarten, and beyond.
Family Involvement
You know your child best. We follow your lead, share our progress openly, and give you tools you can actually use at home. Speech goals don't stay in the therapy room. They travel home with you.
Coordinated With ABA
Speech therapy at Blossom doesn't happen in isolation. Our SLP and BCBAs work together on shared goals. ABA strategies reinforce SLP work. SLP techniques inform behavior plans. It's one team, one child, one cohesive approach — not three providers who've never met each other.
Progress Speeds Up
A skill your OT introduces in the morning can be reinforced by your child's RBT in the afternoon. A sensory strategy from your OT can show up in your child's behavior plan the same week.
Your Week Gets Simpler
One drive. One set of intake forms. One contact for billing. One calendar to track. One parking lot.
Your Child Gets Consistency
Same faces. Same hallways. Same expectations from the adults around them. For kids on the autism spectrum, that kind of predictability isn't a perk — it's a foundation.
What Our Parent's Are Saying
Rachel Okonkwo, Norcross GA
The team at Blossom genuinely cares about our son. From the front desk to the BCBAs, everyone knows his name, knows what makes him laugh, and remembers the little details that matter. That's not something you can fake. We feel so lucky we found this place.
Jonathan Park, Johns Creek GA
We were nervous about starting therapy and had no idea what to expect. The Peachtree Corners team walked us through every step, explained what they were doing and why, and never once made us feel like we were asking too many questions. Six months in, our daughter is a completely different kid in the best possible way.
Megan Sullivan, Duluth GA
The clinic itself is beautifully designed. Calm, organized, clearly built with kids in mind. My son actually asks to go on therapy days, which still amazes me. Whoever planned this space understood what kids on the spectrum actually need to feel safe.
Amanda Choi, Peachtree Corners GA
What I appreciate most about Blossom is the communication. We get regular updates, our questions are answered quickly, and we never feel out of the loop on what our child is working on. As a parent, that consistency is everything.
Marcus Williams, Berkeley Lake GA
Our son has come so far since we started at Blossom. He's more confident, more independent, more himself than he's ever been. The therapists treat him like a whole person, not a list of goals, and you can see how much that means to him.
Stephanie Greene, Peachtree Corners GA
We've recommended Blossom to three different families now, and every single one of them has thanked us. The Peachtree Corners clinic is exactly what families in our area need: professional, warm, and genuinely invested in each child. So grateful we found them.
Our Peachtree Corners clinic offers a full range of autism services in Peachtree Corners — including ABA, speech therapy, and occupational therapy — all under one roof. We're located just off Holcomb Bridge Road, near The Forum and Technology Park Atlanta. We serve families from Norcross, Berkeley Lake, Johns Creek, Duluth, and all across Gwinnett and North Fulton counties.
