6 principles we follow when assessing toddlers for language delays and disorders
When it comes to assessing toddlers for language delays, speech pathologists should explain clearly what they are doing and why. Two reasons: (A) If you’ve…
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…
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…
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…
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…