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Some parents may think that using ASL with their young children may replace spoken language, however, it is important to provide education on how teaching and using ASL to young children can be beneficial! ASL is proven to be helpful in boosting communication. It may also facilitate the acquisition of verbal and written forms of communication later on. Check out

World Alzheimer’s Month is the international campaign that takes place every September to raise awareness  about Alzheimer’s. This September marks the 8th World Alzheimer’s Month, as the campaign was launched in 2012. World Alzheimer’s Day is on September 21 each year. Events for World Alzheimer’s Day can be found at the link below: https://www.alz.co.uk/world-alzheimers-month/events What is Dementia? Dementia is a

SLPs Provide many different services in schools.  Therapy can be in the classroom, while the classroom teacher teaches the rest of the class or in a separate setting with the child and SLP alone.  Classroom based services allow the SLP to work with a child while the classroom teacher continues to deliver his/her lesson to the class. Why classroom based

What is carryover? “Carryover is a client’s ability to take an individual speech skill learned in the therapy room and to apply it broadly in all speaking situations.” Carryover is important to complete in a variety of settings with many listeners.  The more carryover that gets done the quicker goals are met. Carryover helps family members to stay motivated as

The difference between Childhood Apraxia of Speech (CAS) and Speech Delay  A speech delay involves the “typical” path of childhood speech development, however it occurs at a slower rate. This slow rate may occur with cognitive skill development as well.  Children with childhood apraxia of speech have a large gap in abilities of speech and receptive language. The child will

A child with normal hearing develops hearing skills in stages: Detection Child shows awareness of speech or sound. They detect it but don’t understand what it means. Discrimination Child recognizes that some sounds are the same or different. Identification Child understands simple words, phrases, sentences, along with building memory. Comprehension Child understands longer and more complex language. Source: www.audiologyonline.com How

Paresis/paralysis can happen at any age, from birth to advanced age, in males and females, from a variety of causes. The effect on patients could vary greatly, depending on the patient’s use of his or her voice. Vocal Fold Paralysis is the total interruption of nerve impulse, resulting in no vocal fold movement. Vocal Fold Paresis is the partial interruption

What is dementia? Dementia is not a specific disease. It is a general term for a decline in mental ability severe enough to interfere with daily life. Diagnosis is made if two or more brain functions such as memory and language skills are significantly impaired without loss of consciousness. Symptoms Dementia is the loss of mental functions involving thinking, memory,

This blog post is in response to Dr. Charles Limb’s Ted Talk. He performs cochlear implantation, a surgery that treats hearing loss and can restore the ability to hear speech. Furthermore, he is a doctor and musician who researches the way musical creativity works in the brain. I learned that individuals with cochlear implants can perceive speech, but not music