Pediatric communication is the sole clinical focus of Core Connections Speech and Language Therapy, LLC, a metro-Atlanta practice that provides speech and language therapy services to children of all ages across the Atlanta region. The practice is owned and operated by Natalie Hire, M.Ed., CCC-SLP, a licensed speech-language pathologist who holds the Certificate of Clinical Competence from the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association (ASHA) and is an active member of ASHA Special Interest Group 12, which specifically addresses augmentative and alternative communication.
Hire earned her Bachelor of Science in Communication Disorders from Auburn University and her Master of Education in Communication Sciences and Disorders from the University of Georgia. She brings more than ten years of pediatric speech-language pathology experience across multiple clinical settings, working with children and young adults who present a wide range of communication needs at different developmental stages.
Clinical service areas include expressive and receptive language disorders, articulation and phonology, augmentative and alternative communication (AAC), and cognitive communication. Hire also carries specialized experience in early intervention programming, feeding therapy, speech sound evaluation and treatment, traumatic brain injury rehabilitation, and social and pragmatic language development. That breadth of clinical background allows the practice to address both developmental and acquired communication challenges across the full pediatric age spectrum, from early childhood through young adulthood.
Core Connections Speech and Language Therapy is based in Atlanta, Georgia, and accepts referrals from families throughout the broader metro-Atlanta area. The practice can be reached by email at coreconnectionsslp@gmail.com; prospective clients are invited to contact Hire directly with questions specific to their child’s individual communication profile. The practice also maintains an active presence on Instagram for families seeking to learn more before scheduling an initial consultation. Core Connections positions itself as providing personalized, connection-centered speech-language therapy grounded in evidence-based clinical practice, with the clinician’s dual background in AAC and pragmatic language allowing her to serve children with complex, overlapping communication needs that span multiple diagnostic categories across the Atlanta metro.