About Avivit Ben-Aharon
Founder & Clinical Director at Great Speech Inc. | Providing Innovative Alternatives to Speech Pathology Services
Entries by Avivit Ben-Aharon
10 Symptoms of Vocal Cord Abuse
/ in Voice Therapy / by Avivit Ben-Aharon
There are dozens of jobs that rely on your voice to be effective. They include teachers, instructors, trainers, singers, and public speakers. Overuse and abuse of your voice can put your job in jeopardy. 76 percent of those with vocal issues worry about the future of their careers. Vocal cord abuse is a real condition [...]
What To Expect During An Oral Mechanism Exam?
/ in Voice Therapy | Speech Disorders & Articulation / by Avivit Ben-Aharon
In the United States, around 7.5 million people have difficulty using their voice and clearly communicating. The issues seem to disproportionately affect children as well. Nearly one in twelve children struggle with a speech disorder. The growing diagnosis rate of speech disorders in recent years has increased awareness of the issue. When we know [...]
Finding Your Voice Again: Recovering from Traumatic Brain Injury
/ in TBI | Stroke Rehabilitation | Aphasia | Traumatic Brain Injury & Stroke Therapy / by Avivit Ben-Aharon
Traumatic brain injury is getting more notoriety these days now that we know more about the brain, concussions and the risk of such injuries. In recent years, there were close to 3 million emergency room cases related to brain injuries. If you happen to suffer one of these injuries, it’s important that you work [...]
How Speech Therapy Is Used as a Treatment for Asperger's
/ in Autism Spectrum Disorder & Asperger's | Autism / by Avivit Ben-Aharon
Getting started on a treatment plan early leads to better results. this shouldn’t be surprising as most of life benefits from human inertia. The more of something you do, the better you tend to be at it. When it comes to finding an effective treatment for Asperger’s, the same ideas apply. Essentially, if [...]
8 Common Symptoms of Social Communication Disorder
/ in Social Pragmatic Communication Disorder / by Avivit Ben-Aharon
Social communication disorder is a disorder characterized by unconventional and awkward communication patterns. While similar to — and often mistaken for — autism spectrum disorder, it’s void of many of the symptoms which characterize autism. Wondering what social communication disorder entails? We’re going to get into that below. Without further ado, here are 11 common [...]
Social Pragmatic Disorder: What you Need to Know About It
/ in Social Pragmatic Communication Disorder / by Avivit Ben-Aharon
If you suspect that your child might have a social pragmatic disorder (or social communication disorder), you probably have a lot of questions. Social pragmatic communication disorder is a diagnosis, and it’s gone by many different names in the past. This disorder is characterized by the difficulty with the use of spoken language in [...]
Stuttering Facts Vs. Myths: What You Need to Know
/ in Stuttering / by Avivit Ben-Aharon
Stuttering, like most disorders, is widely misunderstood. Many people imagine that a person who stutters can simply try to slow down or take a deep breath and alleviate their speech problems, at least temporarily. The issue is more complicated than that, unfortunately. We’re going to discuss a few stuttering facts today, debunking a few [...]
California Newswire – We Partner with Ignyte Healthcare Strategies to Increase Consumer Access to Telehealth Services
/ in Press Releases / by Avivit Ben-Aharon
Great Speech, Inc., a pioneer in the online speech therapy space, has partnered with Ignyte Healthcare Strategies LLC to increase consumer access to much-needed virtual speech therapy services. In response to the pandemic, Ignyte has launched a strategic Return to Work Plan to help governments, businesses and organizations re-open safely, resume normal operations, and maintain [...]
The Important Role of TBI Speech Therapy in Treating Concussions
/ in Traumatic Brain Injury & Stroke Therapy | TBI | Aphasia / by Avivit Ben-Aharon
Every year, approximately 1.7 million cases of traumatic brain injury (or TBI for short) take place throughout the United States. Almost 5.3 million people also live with long-term disabilities caused by traumatic brain injuries. If someone you love has experienced a TBI, you may be desperate to do whatever you can to help [...]
Three Benefits of Creating A Vision Board: Tips to Make It A Fun Holiday Tradition
/ in Tools for Parents | Tools for Caregivers | Virtual Speech Therapy / by Avivit Ben-Aharon
Every December, I purchase a variety of poster boards, collect magazines, head to our local art store for scrapbooking materials and send out a calendar invite to the members of my family. The agenda: Visualizing our New Year goals together, one board at a time. I did not create the concept of the vision board, [...]
Cognitive Speech Therapy: Quick List of Adult Therapy Tasks
/ in Cognitive Speech Therapy / by Avivit Ben-Aharon
There are many ways that cognitive speech therapy can help adults who are having difficulty due to a medical condition or injury. Speech therapy for brain injury can be beneficial after a traumatic brain injury and other medical conditions such as dementia or stroke. It may be necessary to help an individual eat, drink, speak [...]
Understanding Social (Pragmatic) Communication Disorder
/ in Social Pragmatic Communication Disorder / by Avivit Ben-Aharon
Do you ever notice that you or your child has trouble managing normal conversations? Do they interrupt often or say things that seem inappropriate? Do you notice that they don’t seem to connect well with their peers or keep friends very well? If this sounds familiar, your child may have social (pragmatic) communication disorder. [...]