Why can’t my child understand what others are saying?
Some children have problems understanding what their parents, teachers, friends and others say to them. For example, they might listen attentively to a teacher telling the class a short story…
When it’s hard to slow down: 4 evidence-based ways to slow down your speech rate and increase your intelligibility
She’s talking at a million miles an hour. She’s so excited to regale you with her every juicy detail of the latest terrible scandal to befall her BFF that you…
Robot Talking: another evidence-based option to treat pre-schoolers who stutter
In Australia, there is near consensus among speech pathologists that the Lidcombe Program is the most effective treatment for pre-schoolers who stutter – especially amongst those of us who were trained at…
Speech pathology homework doesn’t have to be boring
Atop a foothill of Mt Warrenheip, a mere 8km from my childhood home in Ballarat, sits Kryal Castle. Behold its magnificence! Built in the 1970s by one Keith Ryall, the castle features a…
Stroke and aphasia awareness talk. Thank you Concord!
Recently, David delivered a free talk on stroke awareness and aphasia to the local community at the Concord Presbyterian Church hall. Remarkably – despite his famously poor technology skills –…