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Encourage Early Literacy for National Reading Month!

Posted on March 10, 2017 by

  March is National Reading Month! Did you know that speech-language pathologists can play a key role in helping children learn to read? In fact, recent survey found that over 70% of teachers believed that students who received speech therapy … Continue reading →

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Trisomy Awareness Month: Spotlight on Down Syndrome

Posted on March 1, 2017 by

Did you know that March is Trisomy Awareness Month? In support of this awareness campaign, today we’re focusing our blog on one of the most common trisomy conditions: Down Syndrome.

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3 Tips to Keep Lines of Communication Open with a Non-Verbal Child

Posted on January 26, 2017 by

Did you know that nearly twenty-five percent of people with an autistic spectrum disorder (ASD) are non-verbal? A person who is non-verbal doesn’t use speech to communicate at all.  However, talking isn’t the only route for meaningful communication! Take a … Continue reading →

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How Can a Speech-Language Pathologist Help You in 2017?

Posted on January 5, 2017 by

  Happy new year! Somehow we blinked, and an entire year has passed and 2017 is here. As we start out the new year, we wanted to take a moment and reflect on some of the ways a speech-language pathologist … Continue reading →

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Age-Related Hearing Loss: How Can a Speech-Language Pathologist Help?

Posted on February 17, 2016 by

Over the past 30 years, the number of people in the United States with a hearing loss has more than doubled. Although many people brush off hearing loss as a “minor” problem, particularly in the early stages, hearing loss can … Continue reading →

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Alzheimer’s Disease: 5 Tips for Caregivers to Improve Communication

Posted on November 19, 2015 by

Every 67 seconds another person in the United States develops Alzheimer’s Disease. Alzheimer’s not only irreversibly changes the lives of its victims, but also the lives of their loved ones. Today, in honor of Alzheimer’s Awareness Month, we dedicate this … Continue reading →

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What Is Rett Syndrome, and How Can an SLP Help?

Posted on October 15, 2015 by

Have you heard of Rett Syndrome? Rett Syndrome is a rare developmental disorder caused by a specific type of genetic mutation which results in a range of difficulties including speech, communication, and swallowing. Each October, the International Rett Syndrome Foundation … Continue reading →

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