It's not always easy being a parent or caregiver, there are many questions about meeting a child's developmental milestones, especially when it comes to speech and language. Speech and language disorders can affect a child's confidence, communication, and overall mental health. Which is why it is so important to seek help. The earlier it's treated, [...]
A recent study showed how the pandemic affected the speech and language development of children. It analyses over 2.5 million children and the results were significant. The study divided the children into four groups, four year olds, three year olds, two year olds and one year olds. The study resulted in an increased diagnosis of [...]
Join Orlando’s First Words Speech Therapy in bringing awareness to Better Hearing and Speech Month. Founded by the American Speech - Language - Hearing Association to encouraging parents to take action if they feel their child may show any signs of delay or missing any milestones. Communication, speech, language, and hearing disorders often go undetected [...]
Every child develops speech and language skills at their own rate, making the range of what is considered normal very broad. While it is perfectly normal to mispronounce words on occasion, it can make it easy to overlook an issue. As parents, we can’t help but worry. Is my child meeting the developmental milestones? “We [...]
