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Hey everyone, I was thinking of activities to use in my sessions today and thought of a great idea to share with you all. Wordless picture books have the ability to expand on so many speech and language skills! Without the words to focus on your child can make up their own story and let their imagination run wild. For

Hey Everyone, Speech reading is an important tool that people diagnosed with a hearing loss can use to facilitate communication with others in their environment. It’s important to think about all of the factors that could influence a person’s ability to speech read. We may not be able to control all factors related to speech reading but we can control

Hey everyone! A lot of people who come to our office for evaluations have asked me (and I am sure lots of other of our therapists as well!) why I care that their child’s tonsils are enlarged. Did you know that enlarged tonsils force the tongue to sit forward in the oral cavity? If the tongue sits too far forward

Hi everyone, HAPPY NEW YEAR from everyone at Long Island Speech and Myofunctional Therapy. We hope that everyone and their families had a fun holiday. January is National Mentoring Month, and it got me thinking about the awesome experiences I have had being a mentor. In high school I mentored multiple kids diagnosed with high functioning autism and other social

I have recently worked with an individual who came to our office for voice therapy secondary to severe vocal nodules. I found this case to be extremely interesting and it inspired this weeks blog topic.  Below you will find information about what vocal nodules and polyps are, what causes them, and the harmful effects they can have on your voice. I hope

Over the past few months I have seen more and more preschool age children coming to our office for language evaluations. Many of these evaluations have been due to parental concerns with their child’s inability to communicate with age-matched peers, as well as express their feelings, wants, and needs.   Below you will find some information about preschool language disorders, their causes, and what can

For this weeks post I will be discussing Selective Mutism.  Selective mutism typically occurs during childhood years. A child with selective mutism does not speak in certain situations, like at school, but speaks at other times, like at home or with friends. What are some signs or symptoms of selective mutism? Symptoms are as follows: consistent failure to speak in specific social

For this weeks blog I will be discussing a motor speech disorder known as Dysarthria. Dysarthria is a type of disorder that causes individuals to experience weakness and slow movements of the muscles of the mouth, face, and respiratory system.  The type and severity of dysarthria all depends on which area of the nervous system is affected. What are some signs or symptoms

Children’s speech and language development follows a typical pattern.  There are many speech and language disorders affecting both children and adults today. Throughout the month of December I am going to be discussing many of the different disorders commonly seen in our practice.  Over the past few weeks I have seen many evaluations completed in our office regarding concerns with expressive speech