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Today marks the first day of Stuttering Awareness Week, this week all posts will be related to stuttering in order to spread awareness!  What is stuttering? Stuttering affects the fluency of speech. It begins during childhood and, in some cases, lasts throughout life. The disorder is characterized by disruptions in the production of speech sounds, also called “disfluencies.” Most people produce

Hello everyone, it’s Lindsay back for the month of May, more commonly known as Better Hearing & Speech Month!   Each May, Better Hearing & Speech Month (BHSM) provides an opportunity to raise awareness about communication disorders and role of Speech Language Pathologists and Audiologists in providing life-altering treatment. Stay tuned all month to keep up the Long Island Center for Speech and Myofunctional

Dysphagia is a disorder in the ability to eat and swallow, not to be confused with eating disorders, which are not due to a physical dysfunction, but an emotional and psychological disorder that revolves around eating and the implications of eating food. But according to ASHA, there is also Conditioned Dysphagia, which they describe as behavioral problems associated with eating.

Children with fluency disorders (stuttering and cluttering), auditory processing disorders, ADHD, and other disorders tend to have increased difficulty with high stress situations. Increased stress levels can make them effectively fall apart and become disorganized. It is very difficult to be successful when you are not organized, as you probably know very well. So what are some things you can do to

Sometimes, people with expressive aphasia can be easily frustrated. Unlike, receptive language aphasia, people with expressive aphasia are usually aware of their language deficits and know what they want to say; they just can’t get it out. It’s kind of like when you have a word on the tip of your tongue. Another symptom of expressive aphasia can be ataxia,

Hello Everyone, Here’s an idea to get kids interested in doing their work. Whether you’re trying to motivate them to finish their homework or get their chores done, turning everyday activities into a game just makes the work not seem like work. I find that this is a fun way to pique a child’s interest while achieving a real goal.

Hi everyone,  I came across this article and I thought it was a good one to share! Although Autism awareness is on the rise, fewer people know about Sensory Processing Disorder (SPD). If you would like some general information about SPD and Autism, check out the websites pasted below:  Autism: http://www.cdc.gov/ncbddd/autism/facts.html SPD: http://www.spdfoundation.net/about-sensory-processing-disorder.html Sensory Processing Disorders (SPD) and autism (ASD) are two

Hi everyone! I know a while back, we posted on this blog about the disorder known as Auditory Processing Disorder, which is a deficit in the formation of processing of audible signals not attributed to impaired hearing, sensitivity or intellectual impairment. Often times, an auditory processing disorder can coexist with a language processing disorder. Since verbal  language is presented via

The following is a list of ways to encourage children to play with sounds and words by practicing different types of patterns (e.g., ones you see, one you hear, or ones that involve movement, counting, and imitating). • Play traditional hand-clapping games such as “Patty Cake” and “Miss Mary Mack.” • Gather paper and crayons and have your child draw