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Effects of Hearing Loss on Development
It is well recognized that hearing is critical to speech and language development, communication, and learning. Children with listening difficulties due to hearing loss or auditory processing problems continue to..
Orofacial Myofunctional Disorders (OMD)
What are orofacial myofunctional disorders (OMD)? With OMD, the tongue moves forward in an exaggerated way during speech and/or swallowing. The tongue may lie too far forward during rest or..
Educating Parents About Warning Signs, Early Intervention Key To Helping Children Who Stutter
The American Speech-Language-Hearing Association and the Stuttering Foundation Team Up to Spread the Word (Rockville, MD - May 7, 2012) The American Speech-Language-Hearing Association (ASHA) and the Stuttering Foundation are..
About Suffolk Speech and Myofunctional Therapy
Hi All! My name is Terri and I will be taking over the blog for the next month. I recently graduated with my Masters of Science from Adelphi University in..
Breast/Bottle Feeding and Pacifier usage: When should it stop
Lots of clients come in and wonder why speech pathologists care when a child stopped using a bottle, stopped breast feeding, stopped using a pacifier and other oral centered behaviors...
