• KSHB: Kansas City 5-Year-Old Finds Her Voice Through Play Therapy At Saint Luke's

    • KSHB: Kansas City 5-Year-Old Finds Her Voice Through Play Therapy At Saint Luke's

    Play therapy at Saint Luke's Hospital of Kansas City's The Children's SPOT is helping one Kansas City kindergartner overcome speech barriers.

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    One of Kansas City's youngest residents is using play to find her words at Saint Luke's Hospital of Kansas City's The Children's SPOT.

    After 5-year-old Hildie Platter was diagnosed with selective mutism a year and a half ago, her mother, Janette Platter, turned to The Children's SPOT (Speech, Physical, and Occupational Therapy) for rehabilitative speech services through play therapy.

    KSHB talked with speech language pathologist Kirsten Schalekamp, Hildie, and her mom, Janette, about finding your voice and learning to be brave through play.