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Why Do Stroke Patients Lose Speech? Understanding Brain Damage and Language

One of the most frightening consequences of stroke is the sudden loss of the ability to speak, understand language, read, or write. A person who was articulate and communicative one moment may be unable to form words, find names for familiar objects, or understand...

Speech Therapy Goals for Children with Autism: What Parents Should Know

Receiving an autism spectrum disorder (ASD) diagnosis for your child brings many questions — and for many families, one of the first is: what does speech therapy actually work on, and how does it help? Understanding the goals of ASD speech therapy can help parents...

Women’s Voice and Leadership Communication: Speech Therapy Across the GTA

Your voice is the primary tool through which you lead, influence, and communicate your expertise. For women in professional and leadership roles across Ontario, how the voice is used — its clarity, authority, pace, resonance, and presence — shapes how ideas are...

How Voice Can Impact Gender Expression in Social and Professional Settings

Voice is one of the most immediate and revealing aspects of human identity. Before a name is given, before a pronoun is confirmed, before any visual cue registers — a voice speaks. It conveys warmth or authority, familiarity or distance, and in many social and...

Developmental Language Disorder (DLD): The Hidden Diagnosis You Should Know About

What Is DLD—and Why Don’t More Parents Know About It? Imagine your child is bright, social, and curious—but struggles to follow instructions, tell a story, or understand classroom lessons. You might assume it’s a learning issue or attention problem. But for many...

Speech Therapy Activities for Kids: 5 Games That Boost Communication at Home

Make Speech Practice Fun: Therapist-Approved Games to Try at Home Speech therapy doesn’t end when the session is over—and the best progress often happens when kids are having fun. At Speech Therapy Centre of Canada, we encourage parents to keep practicing at home with...

Transgender Voice Therapy: Supporting Your Voice Journey with Confidence

Your Voice, Your Identity — Speech Therapy That Affirms Who You Are For many transgender and gender-diverse individuals, finding a voice that reflects their identity is a deeply personal and empowering journey. At Speech Therapy Centre of Canada, we offer affirming,...

Tongue Tie and Speech: When Does It Impact Communication?

What Is Tongue Tie—and Can It Affect My Child’s Speech? Many parents hear the term “tongue tie” during infancy—but are unsure if or how it may impact their child’s speech development. While not all tongue ties cause problems, in some cases they restrict tongue...

Stuttering in Children and Teens: What Parents Should Know

Understanding Stuttering: How to Support Your Child or Teen It can be worrying to hear your child get stuck on words or repeat sounds. But stuttering is more common than many parents realize—and it’s treatable with the right support. At Speech Therapy Centre of...

Speech Therapy for Autism: Tailored Strategies That Make a Difference

Helping Children with Autism Communicate with Confidence Children on the autism spectrum often face challenges with speech, language, and social communication. Whether it’s expressing wants and needs, making eye contact, or understanding conversation rules—speech...

Concussion and the Role of the Speech-Language Pathologist

by admin | Nov 4, 2019

The Centre for Disease Control (2017) definition states that concussion is a type of acquired brain injury caused by a bump, blow, or jolt to the head or by a hit to the body causing the head and brain to move rapidly back and forth. Symptoms of concussion fall into...

Help! My Toddler Isn’t Talking!

by admin | Jun 30, 2018

Many parents are unsure of when and if to be concerned when their toddler is not yet talking. It is important to remember that a speech-language pathologist can provide comprehensive assessments on even these little kids to help parents identify if a concern exists....

Does Fetal Alcohol Syndrom (FAS) affect Language Development?

by admin | Jun 15, 2018

The negative effects of alcohol on the fetus and child have been discussed since the time of Aristotle. He spoke up against prenatal drinking saying that ‘drunken women bring forth children like unto themselves, morosos (sluggish) et languido (weak)’ (Mattson and...

Working on Speech and Language Goals and Making It Fun

by admin | Jun 14, 2018

When your child has many speech and language issues and there are many goals to work on in therapy, how does the speech-language pathologist (S-LP) work on EVERYTHING and at the same time ensure therapy is fun and engaging? Speech-language pathologists know that there...

Missing Milestones: Does My Child Need to See a Speech Therapist?

by admin | May 30, 2018

When a child has difficulty with speech and/or language, parents often get all sorts of (well meaning!) advice: “Wait it out”, “He’s a late bloomer”, “She’ll get it eventually”. When should you start to consider the involvement of a speech-language pathologist? The...

The Picky Eater

by admin | May 17, 2018

The Role of the Speech-Language Pathologist Plays Feeding Assessment and Therapy Speech-language pathologists play a very important role when working with children who have feeding difficulties and/or are picky eaters. Speech-language pathologists have knowledge of...

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Services include assessment and therapy programs that address your communication concerns after 18 years of age.

CHILDREN

Services include assessment and therapy programs for pre-school and school-aged children up to 18 years of age.

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Richmond Hill

Head Office and Main Clinic
120 West Beaver Creek Road. Unit 22 Richmond Hill, ON L4B 1L2
Tel: 905.886.5941 | Fax: 905.886.2362

Ajax

Kids Clinic
300 Rossland Rd. E.
Suite 301. Ajax, ON L1Z 0M1

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