Monthly Archives: May 2014

Better Speech and Hearing Month: Could Your Child Have Hearing Loss?  

Did you know that an estimated 15% of children in the United States have low-frequency or high-frequency hearing loss in one or both ears? Hearing is critical to speech and language development and hearing loss can cause significant developmental delays … Continue reading

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Better Speech and Hearing Month: Warning Signs of Autism

May is Better Speech and Hearing Month! This annual campaign is run by the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association and is designed to help raise public awareness of communication disorders and the help that is available through speech-language therapy services. This year’s … Continue reading

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Four Warning Signs of a Stroke You NEED to Know!

Did you know that May is Better Speech and Hearing Month? This year, the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association has chosen Identify the Signs as the theme for this year’s public awareness campaign. In support of Better Speech and Hearing Month, each … Continue reading

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May is Better Speech and Hearing Month!

Each May the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association (ASHA) celebrates Better Speech and Hearing Month, a campaign to raise public awareness of communication disorders and spread the word about how speech-language therapy and audiology services can help people to improve their communication … Continue reading

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Autism Awareness Month: Alternative and Augmentative Communication

Did you know that April is Autism Awareness month? This annual  campaign is designed to raise public awareness of this neurological disorder and spread information about identification, treatment, and research. Since speech-language pathologists play a significant role in autism therapy, … Continue reading

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