When you read the baby books, one of the things you read over and over is to set up a “bedtime routine” for your baby. The good old four B’s: Bath, Bottle (or Breast), Book, Bed. Having a solid bedtime routine can help “cue” your infant and toddler that it is time for bed. But […]
Speech Sounds: Not Exactly the ABC’s
Well hello hello hello! Recently, I was helping a friend of mine out with her son’s speech. Her son is E’s age (almost three) and she was asking me if some of the speech patterns he uses are normal or not. As we were emailing back and forth, she wrote something about her son not […]
Speech: What is a lisp?
You’ve heard it before: “He has a lisp.” But what exactly is a lisp? Did you know there is more than one type? What is a lisp? A lisp refers to an articulation disorder where a child is having difficulty producing the /s/ and /z/ phonemes, and sometimes has difficulties with the sh, ch and […]
Speech: Motor Speech Disorders: Dysarthria
Part five of my Speech Development and Disorders Series What is dysarthria? Dysarthria is a motor speech disorder resulting in weakness, paralysis or incoordination in the muscles needed for producing speech (jaw, lips, tongue, palate, and respiratory system). What causes dysarthria? Dysarthria is a neuromuscular impairment caused by some degree of damage central nervous system […]
What is Childhood Apraxia of Speech?
Childhood Apraxia of Speech (CAS) is a motor speech disorder that significantly impacts a child’s ability to communicate. Today I am going to share with you the ins-and-outs of this somewhat controversial speech disorder. What are motor speech disorders? Motor speech disorders are a group of speech disorders characterized by difficulty with the motor aspect […]
Speech Development: Phonological Processes and Phonological Delay
A child’s speech development is not just about his/her articulation skills (as I discussed in my last post). When SLPs are assessing a child’s speech we are also looking at the sound patterns that the child is (or is not) producing correctly. These patterns are called phonological processes and today I am going to tell […]
Articulation Development: What’s normal? {& What Isn’t}
Welcome! As an SLP I am asked all the time about articulation development. Should my 4 year old be saying his /r/ yet? Is it normal for my 3 year old to say “lellow?” Today I am going to talk all about your child’s articulation development and go over what is normal and what isn’t. […]
Speech: Overview of Articulation, Phonology and Related Disorders
Part One of my Speech Development and Disorders Series The world of speech pathology and special education can be a confusing place. There are so many different terms that it’s like a second language. What is speech? What on earth does articulation mean and how is it different from phonology? What is language, pragmatics, and […]
What is a Speech-Language Pathologist: Part Two
Welcome to the second installment of What is a Speech-Language Pathologist. If you missed Part One, you can read it HERE. In Part One, I talked about all the education and training that it takes to become an SLP. But what is it that we do once we finally finish all this education and training? […]
What is a Speech-Language Pathologist: Part One
I was trying to figure out what I should blog about first, and I thought perhaps a great place to start, would be to explain exactly what it is I *am* (well, other than a wife and a mama). To read my long story about how I got to be an SLP, click HERE. Now, […]
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