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I was reading Buzzfeed this weekend and came across an awesome special needs article in current news!  http://www.buzzfeed.com/alisonvingiano/cerebral-palsy-swagger-walk Hunter Gandee decided he wanted to raise awareness about Cerebral Palsy for his little brother…so he walked for 40 miles with his brother Braden strapped to his back! What an amazing story. Read up all about Hunter’s story at the above link!

Hey everyone Did you know that June is National Aphasia Awareness Month? Lingraphica is a great company that specializes in creation of products and programs to treat Aphasia. They define aphasia on their website (http://www.aphasia.com/about-aphasia/types-of-aphasia) as:  Aphasia is a communication disorder that affects a person’s ability to process and use language. It is a neurological condition caused by damage to

Hey everyone With the summer coming around I have been having a lot of sessions where I need to work on my client’s attention. My strategy has been to work on some new fun reinforcement activities. But it made me wonder…how much reinforcement is too much? When should I scale back my reinforcement?  I found a really awesome website that

What are signs and symptoms of stuttering? Characteristics of stuttered speech often include repetition of words or parts of words, as well as prolongations of speech sounds. These disfluencies occur most often in individuals who stutter than in the general population. Some people who stutter appear very tense or “out of breath” when talking. Speech may become completely stopped or blocked. Blocked

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,