As parents, we always want our children to succeed and thrive in every aspect of their life. However, sometimes our children may face challenges that hinder their academic progress. In such a scenario, we must take the necessary steps to help them overcome these challenges. One critical step is having them evaluated for dyslexia or…
In today’s episode, we’re talking to Lori Melnitsky about Stuttering & Acceptance. Lori is an SLP in New York. She specializes in stuttering. Lori owns her own practice called All Island Speech, where they provide stuttering help to children and adults. Today you will learn: Links and Resources: Make sure to subscribe and follow us…
Cluttering is a fluency disorder in which an individual speaks rapidly and/or with an irregular speaking rate and demonstrates excessive disfluencies. Symptoms: Talking too fast Putting additional emphasis on speech sounds Adding pauses where there shouldn’t be Monotone speech Excessive stuttering behaviors Treatment: Start by having the individual speak slower Visual aids such as a…
My pre-school child is stuttering, what should I do? When your preschool child suddenly begins to stutter it can be alarming. One day they are talking just fine and then next, they can’t seem to get their words or sentences out. Most preschoolers go through a period of stuttering as they learn to speak. The…
Blog by Marguerite Bonadies Stuttering is a communication disorder characterized by an interruption in fluent speech. Stuttering typically emerges in childhood (known as developmental stuttering), although it can develop in adults following a neurological or psychological event. According to the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association, roughly 5% of all people stutter for some period during life.[1] Stuttering…