Childhood apraxia of speech (CAS) has become a more common speech disorder. It is when a child has a difficult time making accurate movements when talking. According to the Mayo Clinic In CAS, the brain struggles to develop plans for speech movement. With this disorder, the speech muscles aren't weak, but they don't perform normally [...]
Eating healthy and exercising regularly is crucial for the brain development for children. Similarly, early exposure to abundant language nourishes a child linguistically, socially, and neurologically. Setting them up for success in communication and literacy. There are a few easy strategies that parents and caregivers to implement into their daily routines to help young children [...]
It isn’t always easy being a parent, especially with our busy lives. Deciphering if your child has a language or speech challenge is not always so straightforward. The team at Orlando's First Words Speech Therapy understands it can be a struggle and it isn’t always easy to know what is best for your child. Which is [...]
Most parents worry if their child’s speech and language are developing according to the standard milestones. It could be late development, autism, being anxious, or a number of other reasons, intervention can be very beneficial. ASHA 2019 President Shari Robertson, PhD, CCC-SLP, said. “While it is encouraging that parents across the board reported that they [...]
