How Speech Language Pathologists Can Help with Communication
Think back to a recent cocktail party you attended with distant relatives or unfamiliar co-workers in a new job setting: Did you dread getting ready for the event? Imagine how young children and adolescents feel at school on the playground when they have difficulty making friends. We often see that people with a diagnosis of […]
Communication Worksheets: Practicing Sounds E, L, F, M, P
It’s time to practice sounds! Today we’re sharing five at-home activity worksheets that help promote communication. The worksheets are to intended provide you and your child a fun and interactive way to increase and enhance communication and vocabulary. They are literacy building activities that will encourage the idea of listening for the initial sound of the word. […]
Understanding Changes in Behaviour and Communication Style Following a Brain Injury
The brain is an intricate part of our body, which controls our communication, our thinking, our movements, our moods and our senses. Understanding the complex and delicate interplay of the different parts of the brain can be quite challenging, especially for those of us who are not closely associated with medical disciplines. Understanding and treating […]
What is a Speech Therapist? A Poem.
I’m a Speech Therapist. This is what I do “I’m a speech-language pathologist – SLP”, I said “Who? What do you do to earn your bread?” “Well, I talk, I speak…and that’s what I do… Looks like you have not the slightest clue!” I wake up each morning with a big smile Feeling awesomeness […]