“What is Echolalia?” This is a question I get from parents all the time. So, I’m going to do my best to clear it up for you. Echolalia is the term that therapists describe when a child is repeating or echoing another person’s spoken words. Simply put, when I ask, “how are you?” they might respond […]
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Is Video-Chat Appropriate for Kids with Apraxia? Let Me Share My Experience With the worldwide pandemic and ongoing quarantine restrictions many businesses, including my own, have had to suddenly pivot and provide services online rather than in person. Virtual Speech Therapy (also called Telehealth or Teletherapy) has actually been offered by our field for about
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Teletherapy for Toddlers Success or Bust? With the worldwide pandemic and ongoing quarantine restrictions many businesses, including my own, have had to suddenly pivot and provide services online rather than in person. Virtual Speech Therapy (also called Telehealth or Teletherapy) has actually been offered by our field for about a decade but was mostly used
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Expanding the Toys = Expanding the Mind With current events in mind, I have taken a hard look at my therapy materials and realized that I needed to make more of an effort to have culturally diverse materials. As I’ve done some research, I’ve found 3 ways I can make my therapy environment more diverse
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“My child is just a ‘late bloomer.’ He will outgrow it with time…right?” You may have found yourself thinking thoughts like this or may have been told things like this by well-meaning friends and loved ones, but if you were to ask a professional, do you think the answer would be the same? People ask
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Most of my clients start speech therapy at 24 months but a lot of those clients should have started earlier and I say that because many of them are so frustrated by not being able to communicate their wants and needs that theft have started to develop some less desirable behaviors like hitting or biting
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I’ve talked about some tips before for picky eaters it can be really challenging and I sympathize with you. Mostly I’ve talked about getting kids involved in the kitchen and then I thought.. wait, what about BEFORE the kitchen?! How about getting kids involved in growing the food you want them to eat?! This just
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Here we have put together our best advice for you parents. You’ll find a list of 5 Things to Know about Speech Therapy with School Districts. Take a look and get prepared for your child’s school services. 1. Start Early – 3 years old Your child could be eligible for school-based services as early as
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Stuck at home? Here are 5 ways to work on language development at home during quarantine. During this time of uncertainty and new routines, many parents are adding more roles to their plates. Parents are stepping in to assist in roles as their child’s teacher, and possibly their speech therapist. As if personal chefs, entertainers,
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The Facts of Childhood Apraxia of Speech (CAS) “My child isn’t talking but his/her friends are talking in sentences now. What should I do?” This is a common statement early intervention Speech-Language Pathologists (SLPs) hear frequently. If your child is not talking, this can be a sign of a speech and language delay. As early
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