The Importance of Autism Acceptance Month
While April used to be considered autism awareness month, there has been a recent shift to focus on autism acceptance month in order to promote not only knowledge of autism, but also a neurodiversity-affirming mindset.
Understanding Social Communication
One aspect of speech language therapy that not everyone may be familiar with is the social use of language, also known as pragmatics. Beyond knowing vocabulary, grammar, etc., an important part of language is knowing how to use it socially. According to ASHA.org,...
An SLP’s Perspective: Baby Sign
What is baby sign? Baby sign is the use of American Sign Language signs with infants. Why should I teach my infant/toddler to sign? Children are able to communicate with their hands to sign faster than they are able to use their lips to speak. This is because...