Founder & Clinical Director at Great Speech Inc. | Providing Innovative Alternatives to Speech Pathology Services
Recognizing July as National Cleft & Craniofacial Awareness & Prevention Month is an opportune time to raise awareness on the benefits of online speech therapy for individuals struggling with these developmental conditions. Speech and communication challenges do not discriminate even with newborn babies. One of the most prevalent congenital conditions is cleft lip and palate, […]
Summer is here and that means school is out, kids are playing outside, and people are planning vacations. Popular activities during these warmer months include hiking, camping, backpacking and other activities that involve being in the wilderness. With all this time spent outdoors, summer is reported as the time of highest risk for Lyme disease […]
Great Speech proudly recognizes the Helen Keller DeafBlind Awareness Week, June 26th – July 2nd, to promote national advocacy and highlight the achievements and capabilities of people who are DeafBlind. Our team of Speech and Language Pathologists (SLPs) support the efforts of The Helen Keller National Center for DeafBlind Youths & Adults (HKNC) to raise […]
Over 55 millionpeople in the U.S. are living with Alzheimer’s disease (AD) or another form of dementia. Recognizing June as Alzheimer’s and Brain Awareness Month is an opportune time to educate and learn how these conditions affect the brain as well as to distinguish the role of Speech and Language Pathologists (SLPs) in treating people […]
The term aphasia refers to the impairment or loss of word usage. According to the National Institutes of Health (NIH), while most individuals with aphasia are middle-aged or older, it can affect anyone, including young children. The National Aphasia Association notes that currently around 1 million Americans have aphasia, with approximately 180,000 new cases annually. […]
Cognitive deficit, an inclusive term that is also used interchangeably with “cognitive impairment,” describes the different diminished areas of cognition or mental knowledge and understanding. Cognitive deficit is not limited to any particular disease or condition but may indicate someone’s underlying long or short-term health condition which could be progressive and permanent. Mild cognitive impairment […]
It’s encouraging to learn that the road to recovering speech and communications skills impacted by head and neck cancer — tongue cancer, esophagus cancer, mouth cancer or brain tumors — can be eased with the introduction of virtual speech therapy. Recognizing June 4th as National Cancer Survivor Day and June 8th as World Brain Tumor Day, Great Speech takes the […]
Great Speech has proudly been serving juvenile detention centers in Florida for over six years, providing online speech therapy conducted by licensed Speech-Language Pathologists (SLPs) for a multitude of young people with speech and communication challenges. Today, the Great Speech team looks forward to serving adults in the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation (CDCR). […]
Setting off alarms to healthcare payers, providers and patients/families nationwide, the most recent findings from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) Autism and Developmental Disabilities Monitoring (ADDM) Network was released in March 2023: based on data from 8-year-olds in 2020, 1 in 36 children were identified with autism spectrum disorder (ASD). This signals […]
Older people who can’t express their thoughts or feelings and have difficulty communicating with friends and family may have a higher risk of social isolation and loneliness. The World Health Organization (WHO) has identified this as an important – yet neglected – social determinant of health (SDOH). When seniors can’t communicate, many become reclusive, depressed […]