Hyperlexia: FAQs
1. Hyperlexia*: what is it? Hyperlexia is a condition where a person – often a young child – has word-reading skills that are far above…
Defrazzle Time to improve your child’s behaviour and language skills
I’ve been reading about how to help kids with behaviour problems like defiance. Interestingly, some of the evidence-based behaviour management strategies overlap with techniques we…
Your right to know: long-term social effects of language disorders
We speech pathologists need to talk more about some of the long-term, negative effects of developmental language disorders. We need to explain why getting help…
If my close relative, Bob, had a stroke causing aphasia, what would I want from his speech pathologist?
If my close relative – let’s call him Bob – had a stroke that included language loss (“aphasia“), I would want him to see a speech…
24 practical ways to help school-aged children cope with language and reading problems at school and home
Too many school-age children struggle to understand instructions, express their thoughts and feelings, read and/or write. So what can parents and teachers do to help…