Cleveland speech therapists
How Akron Speech Therapists Approach Primary Speech Disorders vs. Secondary Speech Disorders in Kids
Children with speech disorders face unique challenges that can impact their ability to communicate effectively. For parents and caregivers, understanding the nature of these disorders and the potential interventions is key to supporting their child’s speech and language development. One…
How to Talk to Your Child About Speech Therapy
If your child is just starting Cleveland speech therapy, it’s natural to wonder how to approach the topic in a way that is both reassuring and positive. Explaining what speech therapy is to your child in an age-appropriate manner can…
Ohio Study Links Chemicals to Kids’ Expressive and Receptive Language Delay
Despite how they may act sometimes, your child probably isn’t allergic to cleaning. However, there is evidence that exposure to some kinds of household cleaning chemicals when they’re very young may be linked to expressive and receptive language delay. A…
Why Pediatric Speech Therapy Demand is WAY Up
If you have sought pediatric speech therapy in Cleveland over the last two years, you’ve likely been confronted with a noticeable spike in delays for specialist appointments and therapy services. While child Northeast Ohio speech therapy clinics like Therapy &…
Study: Baby Speech-Language Development Delay & Screen Time Linked
A recent study found that babies’ speech-language development and problem-solving skills were noticeably delayed when they were exposed to hours of screen time daily. Research published in The Journal of the American Medical Association of Pediatrics revealed 1-year-olds exposed to…
Cleveland Pediatric Speech Therapists Detail Top Language Delay Causes
As experienced Cleveland pediatric speech therapists, a significant number of our patients are children with language delays. Here, we discuss some of the root causes of language delays among children, and also how we treat them. To start, it’s important…
Executive Function: How a Cleveland Speech Therapist Can Help
Speech therapists, also known as speech-language pathologists (SLPs), can play a vital role in helping children with executive functioning skills. Even though executive functioning skills are not directly within the traditional scope of a Cleveland speech therapist’s work, SLPs can…
“How Does a Speech Therapist Help Babies With Feeding & Swallowing?”
Speech therapists are probably best known for helping children and adults with speech-language disorders. And it’s true – that’s a big part of what we do. But we are also educated and trained specifically to help babies with feeding &…
Speech Milestones for 18-Month-Olds – From Akron Speech Therapists
Is your toddler’s talking (or lack thereof) concerning you? Is it possible they aren’t reaching the speech milestones they should at 18 months? Our Akron speech therapists always advise parents to always seek professional input if they have concerns. If…
At-Home Speech Therapy Practice During Bedtime Story Routine
If your child is struggling with speech and language skills, incorporating speech therapy practice can be as easy as approaching your bedtime story routine with a bit more strategy and intention. It doesn’t have to take any more of your…