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Speech Therapy for Children with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD): A Comprehensive Guide
Speech Therapy for Children with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD): A Comprehensive Guide. Up to 50% of children with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) remain nonverbal. For those who gain speech, communication challenges often persist around restricted vocabulary, literal interpretations, poor conversation skills, and more……
Fluency Disorders: What They Are and How to Treat Them
Stuttering and disfluencies in speech affect over 70 million people worldwide. Characterized by repetitions, prolongations of sounds, or complete blocks in forward flow, stuttering occurs most commonly in young children who may outgrow it naturally. However, for 1% of the population, stuttering persists long-term, requiring professional speech therapy……
Gender-Affirming Voice Therapy: A Guide for Transgender Individuals
or transgender and gender-diverse people seeking to align their outward presentation with their inner truth, modifying vocal characteristics plays a pivotal role. Our compassionate speech-language pathologists offer personalized voice therapy to help clients modify pitch, resonance, and communication styles to reflect gender identity authentically…….
How to Choose the Right Speech Therapist for Your Child
If your child has been diagnosed with a communication disorder, receiving help from a talented speech therapist can be life-changing. But with so many options, how do you choose the right fit? Consider important factors like specialized experience, therapeutic approach, accessibility and rapport to ensure your child gets the speech therapy they need to thrive…
Myofunctional Therapy: A Comprehensive Guide for Parents
You may not have heard about myofunctional therapy before. But this rehabilitative approach offers immense benefits for promoting proper oral muscle function, facilitating speech clarity, improving body posture and more in both kids and adults………
Orofacial Myofunctional Therapy: What It Is and How It Can Help
You may not have heard about orofacial myofunctional therapy before. However, this rehabilitative approach offers immense benefits for promoting proper oral muscle function, facilitating speech clarity, improving body posture, and more in both kids and adults……….
Pediatric Feeding and Swallowing Therapy: A Guide for Parents
Does your child have trouble chewing, swallowing, eating certain textures, or gaining weight? Pediatric feeding disorders affect up to 80% of children with developmental delays. Since feeding and nutrition impact so many aspects of growth and health, it’s essential to address issues early on……..
The Importance of Early Speech Therapy Intervention for Children
Communication skills allow children to express their wants and needs, interact socially, and participate in education. That’s why early speech therapy intervention is so important for kids’ overall growth and development…….
The Benefits of Teletherapy for Speech Therapy
Teletherapy, also called telepractice, allows speech therapists to conduct remote sessions using video conferencing technology. This virtual model makes speech therapy more accessible and convenient while remaining extremely effective……..
Speech Therapy for Adults with Neurological Conditions: What to Expect
Speech Therapy for Adults with Neurological Conditions: What to Expect From strokes to concussions, neurological conditions frequently disrupt communication abilities in adults. Speech therapy facilitates the rehabilitation of language, speech, voice, and swallowing skills to restore independence in daily life activities……
Language Development Norms: Key to Enhanced Communication
Startless to loud sounds.
Quites or smiles when spoken to.
Seems to recognize caregiver’s voice and quite if crying………….
Artic and Phonological Norms for Enhanced Communication Skills
When a voiceless consonant at the beginning of a word is substituted with a voiced consonant. Typical Examples include changing…..