Speech Therapy Blogs

There’s a new speech therapy tool on the market, but it wasn’t invented by a big company. It was invented by Laura Kasbar, a mother of seven who was frustrated with her children’s lack of progress with traditional speech therapy. Kasbar is the mother of twins who both have autism, and she wanted to...

While most people wouldn’t associate speech therapy with MS, the Bureau of Labor Statistics reports that speech pathologists assess, diagnose, and treat issues with swallowing, communication, cognitive thinking, and comprehension, for a number of causes. These include but are not limited to brain...

It may seem silly to think about at first, but selfies are actually helping speech therapy. Thanks to an app called Wacky Selfie Articulation, available for iOS devices, students are combing selfie fun with speech learning activities. You can download it in the App Store for $4.99. It is aimed at speech...

Finding new ways to help patients who are suffering with a speech deficit is one of the most exciting aspects of the field. While it is always rewarding to use well established methodologies in patient care, it is the scientific advancements that bring renewed hope to patients and practitioners. The...

Summer is historically a time during which students tend to lose academic ground. This is especially true for low income students and those with learning disabilities. It’s unfortunate, because these students are typically the most in need of continued services in order keep up with their goals and...

According to the University of the Pacific, many classroom teachers may not be providing students with the strategies necessary to allow them to fully master the complexities of the written language. This is clearly not intentional; it appears to be caused by teachers believing the skills have previously...

The demand for speech services is continuing to grow, especially in regards to pediatric patients. Because of this, many practices and schools are looking for additionally treatment methods to help supply the demand. One of the most successful pairings is between music therapy and speech therapy....

Many professions include a portfolio of their work when they begin looking for new job opportunities. Graphic artists create a collection of their best art work, researchers will include published articles, and educators may include student assessments or research projects. It may take a little more...

There are numerous reasons a patient may be experiencing a chronic cough, including rhinitis, asthma, and reflux. Medications are effective in controlling a cough for most patients. Unfortunately, some patients will develop a laryngeal motor dysfunction or heightened sensitivity to triggers, which create a...

A study recently printed in the International Journal of Speech-Language Pathology indicates that the beliefs surrounding motor speech deficits in patients with Down syndrome may have caused those patients to not receive the most beneficial treatment. Historically, it was believed that patients with Down...