How to Prepare for Your Child’s First Visit with a Speech Therapist
Has your child been diagnosed with a communication, feeding or swallowing disorder? If so, they may be referred for an evaluation with a speech therapist. On the fence about speech therapy? Consider this: One study found that, “An average of 6 hours of speech and language therapy in a 6-month period can produce significant improvement…
Stuttering in Children — What to Look For
Kids sometimes trip over their words, especially when they are gaining early language skills. Sometimes children — especially when grammar and vocabulary skills develop faster than motor skills — go through a temporary stage of “disfluency” that can last up to several months. But if stuttering is a more persistent problem it may require outside…