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Augmentative and Alternative Communication devices can be incredibly helpful for those children who need assistance when communicating. However, one frustrating factor that parents often find themselves struggling with is how to implement the device at home. Often the child becomes very accustomed to performing well with his/her device with his/her SLP or teacher in school, but will not use the

When a young child begins to stutter it can be a very scary experience for not only the parents, but the entire family. Fortunately, there are ways that you can help! You can help build a solid foundation for your child’s speech and language skills and give them the best opportunity to improve his/her communication and fluency. Learn about stuttering

The documentary Sound and Fury focuses on a family who is Deaf and their decision to implant their daughter with a cochlear implant. The documentary raises many popular issues surrounding the topic and how one family’s decision can impact the life of their child. Nita and Peter Artinian are Deaf and their daughter Heather, one of three children all Deaf,

Books about Teasing and Bullying for Children who Stutter Children, especially young children, often respond favorably to the use of books as a learning tool. There are several books on the market that relate to teasing and bullying that parents, teachers and clinicians may find useful when discussing teasing and bullying with a child.   King of the Playground by

With the impending new year upon us, we often make grandiose resolutions,  repeating the mantra “new year, new me,” over and over again until it is ingrained in our minds. While ambitious goals are something to constantly strive for, we often set goals that are completely unreasonable. While the final goal may be ideal, the trials and tribulations we have

When I first embarked on my arduous, yet ultimately rewarding journey, of becoming a speech-language pathologist, I knew that I would encounter roadblocks along the way.  As an individual who falls under the classification of the hybrid Type A/B personality, I loved how this profession required a certain extent of preparation while simultaneously requiring an ability to think on one’s

As a self-professed movie aficionado, I am always looking for ways to incorporate my love of cinema into therapy.  While many directors have a propensity for the theatrics, often to the point of being histrionic, some directors do a laudable job of accurately depicting characters who are afflicted with communication disorders.  Enumerated below are a few movies, with brief synopses

The feeling of being conferred with a Master’s degree after navigating and ultimately completing the rigorous and challenging endeavor that is graduate school, is truly ineffable.  At the culmination of graduate school, one is finally bestowed the title of speech-language pathologist, an altruistic and rewarding profession where one can positively impact the lives of numerous individuals by giving them a

Many times, the patients we see struggle to communicate verbally. They easily become frustrated and may demonstrate behaviors because they cannot communicate their basic wants and needs. Some of these patients may be candidates for Augmentative and Alternative Communication (AAC) devices. An AAC device gives a person a way to communicate via a machine that they control. Parents are often