Communication Disorders Take on Different Forms and Span From all Ages
Communicating effectively is critical to our ability to lead fulfilling lives. Difficulties with communication can occur at any life stage- infancy, childhood, adolescence, adulthood, and in our senior years. They can include challenges with speech, language, hearing comprehensions, memory and attention.
Speech Language Hearing Services for Children
Pediatric Speech and Audiology Information Session
Join Audiologist, Susan Woods, AuD, CCC-A, FAAA and Speech- Language Pathologist, Laura Chicchi, MS, CCC-SLP For a discussion on the importance of early detection and intervention in children with communication disorders Thursday, May 18th at 7-8:30 pm Topics that will be covered include: * Signs of communication disorders * Developmental milestones * The importance of…
Emergency app for smartphones
A new app called Haven allows speech and hearing impaired users to request help with their cellphones.
6 Tips For Speaking With Someone Who Stutters
Stuttering may look like an easy problem that can be solved with some simple advice, but for many adults, it can be a chronic life-long disorder. Here are some ways that you, the listener, can help. 1. Don’t make remarks like: “Slow down,” “Take a breath,” or “Relax.” Such simplistic advice can be felt as…
Is Your Child Not Eligible For Speech Therapy Services In School?
By the first grade, roughly 5% of children have noticeable speech disorders, but unfortunately not every child with a speech disorder is eligible for in school services.
Special Needs Resource Expo Tomorrow!
Stop by our booth at the Special Needs Resource Expo tomorrow from 7-9 pm at West Orange High School!
Complimentary Speech and Hearing Consultations During the Month of May!
Complimentary Speech and Hearing Consultations During the Month of May! In honor of Better Hearing and Speech Month, Speech and Hearing Associates is offering complimentary hearing and/or speech consultations in all locations throughout the month of May! This offer is open to family and friends; you can forward this email to anyone who you think…
Recently PROMPT Trained
Have you heard? Thirteen of Speech and Hearing Associates’ Speech-Language Pathologists recently completed a 3 day PROMPT training course!
10 Things You Need To Know About CDC’s Latest Report from the Autism and Developmental Disabilities Monitoring Network
The following estimates are based on information collected from the health and special education (if available*) records of children who were 8 years old and lived in areas of Alabama, Arizona, Arkansas, Colorado, Georgia, Maryland, Missouri, New Jersey, North Carolina, Utah, and Wisconsin in 2010: 1. About 1 in 68 children (or 14.7 per 1,000…