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Beyond Speech Therapy. Helping Families with Atypical Needs.
Guest Post from Gail Ebenstein, Founder of Atypical Guidance, helping parents of atypical children navigate in a typical...


Is Your Child a Late Talker Toddler or Is There a More Serious Problem?
Late talkers are children between the age of 18-30 months and are not speaking as much as they should. They are said to have a speech delay. But don't panic...


Home Health Speech Therapy Helps Seniors Stay Social
Employing a home health speech therapist like our online speech therapist from Better Speech, is a wonderful way to help you participate in speech-language...


A Healthy Winter Recipe to Practice Speech & Language Skills
Helping your child with their speech and language skills at home can be fun and healthy at the same time. It can also be simple. Christa B., one of the...


How to Treat Apraxia of Speech in Kids with Autism?
Also known as CAS, childhood apraxia of speech is a motor speech disorder that can sometimes accompany autism. Children with apraxia often exhibit different...


Is Anxiety Connected To Aphasia? How to Treat Aphasia?
Aphasia is a communication disorder that hinders a person's ability to find the words they want to use, or to understand what others mean when they speak....


Pediatric Speech Therapy & The Benefits for Your Child’s Development
Children begin to develop speech ability at the age of just three months. Their speech development continues until the age of eight, and their language...


3 Valentine’s Day Ideas for Toddlers in Speech Therapy
We love our kids and Valentines Day just gives us an excuse to show that with chocolate hearts and all things pink and red. So just in time for the holiday,...


Monkey See Monkey Do!
Before you get your toddler to SAY what you want them to say, you need to get them to DO what you want them to...


Do Children Who Are Late Talkers Catch Up?
We’ve all heard the term “late talkers,” but what does it truly mean to be a late talker? Are these children doomed to stay behind their peers in terms of...


New Research: "Late talkers twice as likely to have severe, frequent temper tantrums"
Perhaps as a parent you've assumed that a toddler speech delay and temper tantrums go hand in hand, but now there is the large scale data to show...


3 Best Tips for Selecting Toys for Your Speech or Language Delayed Child
Many families are buying toys for their children since the holiday season is approaching. But which toys should parents buy for their toddlers with a speech...


Boo! Halloween with Non-Verbal Kids is a Treat
Halloween is a super fun holiday. It is the time when we can be creative with our costumes, eat yummy candy, and go door-to-door to collect even more candy....


Speech Therapy in the Home or Clinic?
A common question parents have is whether speech therapy is better done at home or in the...


Help! No One Understands What My Toddler is Saying
One of the things we hear most often from parents of young children is that someone – a distant cousin, a new neighbor, the pediatrician – doesn’t...


The Mouth With a Mind of Its Own
"Matthew has a problem. His brain thinks one thing, but his mouth says another! He can't participate in class discussions. He can't ask for a snack....


10 Repetitive Books for Children with Apraxia of Speech
If your child has Apraxia, it can be frustrating to be at home without any strategies to help them improve their communication skills. So to give families a...


Apraxia of Speech vs Speech Sound Disorders – Accurate Diagnosis is Key
The definition of apraxia, and experience to distinguish apraxia from speech sound disorders, are important for parents, teachers and speech...


Does Your Child Have Apraxia of Speech?
Childhood apraxia of speech (CAS) is a disorder in children in which they have difficulty positioning their tongue, lips and jaw to make intelligible speech...
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