What do Speech Therapists do for Kids?
For many young children, producing certain words or sounds when speaking is challenging. This can lead to frustration for a...
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Three Tips for Buying Holiday Toys: When More is NOT Merrier
As we gobble down the last bite of our Thanksgiving pumpkin pie, it officially becomes gift buying season. And toys...
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Can Speech Therapy Help Selective Mutism?
What is Selective Mutism? In the world of speech and language, there is a wide range of behaviors that extend...
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What Causes A Language Disorder?
Most babies and toddlers are able to understand what is being said well before they themselves have the ability to...
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How Do We Communicate Socially?
Social communication refers to a collection of verbal and nonverbal skills, such as conversation, social interaction, and social cognition. This...
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What are Cognitive-Communication Skills?
Cognitive-communication skills are the skills that we use in our communication related to cognition. Cognitive-Communication skills involve the following: * Orientation:...
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How Is Speech Affected By Alzheimer's?
Alzheimer’s disease is a degenerative disease that tends to develop slowly and gradually, in most cases increasingly worsening over...
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What does a Speech Therapist do for Stroke Patients?
Suffering a stroke can be a frightening and traumatic experience. Most people know that getting to the hospital for treatment...
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How is Pragmatic Language Disorder Treated?
What is Social Pragmatic Communication Disorder? Social pragmatic communication disorder (also known as SCD) refers to marked, distinct challenges related...
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How Does Articulation Therapy Work?
What is Articulation? Articulation is the act or process of articulating speech or the adjustments and movements of speech organs...
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Does Speech Therapy Work for Parkinson's Disease?
As many as 1 million people are living with Parkinson’s Disease in the US. In many cases, changes in...
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6 Tips on How to Improve Reading Comprehension in Your Child
Any child can read a book, but it takes good comprehension skills to be able to absorb and retain the...
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