Being a parent isn’t always easy, especially if your child has a speech disorder or a speech impediment. The first step is to have your child be evaluated by a speech therapist. Unfortunately, the results are not as cut and dry as we want. To help you obtain the best results for your child, here [...]
International Stuttering Awareness is designed to provide accurate information and a better understanding of stuttering. For instance, did you know, stuttering is a complex disorder that affects 70 million people worldwide and that children who stutter are bullied around 4 times more than children who don’t? The National Stuttering Association reveals more facts about stuttering: Stuttering [...]
Speech therapy begins with an assessment to identify the what type of communication disorder your child has and how best to treat it. Speech therapy can take place one on one, in a small group, or classroom setting. The activities and exercises a speech therapy will use depends on your child’s needs, age, and disorder. [...]
The treatment of speech disorders and communication issues are performed by a speech-language pathologist, also known as a speech therapist. Language intervention activities, articulation therapy and other techniques are used to improve language and communication. Articulation Disorders The inability to correctly form certain sounds. A child may add, distort, swap, or drop sounds. For instance, [...]
