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Hey everyone! So I know that you already know that October is Anti-Bullying Month, but it also is Down Syndrome Awareness Month. These are facts from the National Down Syndrome Society: Down syndrome occurs when an individual has a full or partial extra copy of chromosome 21. This additional genetic material alters the course of development and causes the characteristics

Hey everyone, Another amazing story going on this week. Christian Ranieri is a 14 year old with Autism going to school on Long Island.  He went in front of the Board of Education of his school district to self advocate for himself, stating that after a month in school multiple staff members at his school were not following the accommodations set

Hey everyone, Hope you’re all enjoying your monday as much as I am! We’re open for business today, so I figured I would post something to cheer everyone up whose at work. I saw this article today and my heart just melted. Bubba Hunter and Semone Adkins were elected as homecoming king and queen this past week by their peers…and both

Hey guys, This month at the Long Island Center for Speech and Myofunctional therapy we are celebrating Anti-Bullying month. We are having our clients create posters that support anti bullying to show how important this month is to us. I was on twitter and saw Dallas Mavericks owner, Mark Cuban, posted this heart breaking story about a special needs girl

Hi everyone, Recently I have had an increase of patients coming in complaining of increased levels of saliva!  There are plenty of reasons why excessive saliva may be present!  Drooling can result from a constant open mouth position that does not allow saliva to collect and provide the pressure cues needed to trigger the swallow. If a child/person doesn’t have

A common question buzzing around the speech world lately… What exactly is the importance of literacy?  The ability to read and write is an important key for success in society today.  Literacy in the United States is the ability to read, write and speak English at levels of proficiency necessary to succeed academically, professionally and socially.  Language problems are a consequence often experienced by children

Hey Everyone, Steph here! I just came across an amazing study completed at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai Hospital. Researchers just determined the gene deletions were much more common with people diagnosed as being on the autism spectrum versus typically developing subjects. The research found 803 gene deletions in those on the spectrum and 583 in the control group.

Over the past few years there has been an increase in public awareness of Auditory Processing Disorders (APD). This increase in awareness has brought about many misconceptions as well as confusion about what exactly APD is.  Auditory processing disorder refers to a breakdown of auditory information beyond the physical ability to hear, at the level of the central nervous system. 

Living with hearing loss can be frustrating.  Both partners in a communicative exchange are responsible for communication breakdowns, not just the individual with hearing loss. There are six key strategies that can be implemented to improve communication and decrease communication breakdowns. The steps toward more effective communication include: 1. Get attention first: Get a person’s attention before you begin speaking.  Simply