March 2021

Suggested Reading Materials for Patients

General Speech and Language Childhood Speech, Language, and Listening Problems: What Every Parent Should KnowAuthor: Patricia McAleer HamaguchiWiley, John & Sons, Incorporated Early Language Development Beyond Baby Talk: From Sounds to Sentences. A Parents Complete Guide to LanguageDevelopmentAuthor: Kenn Apel, et alCA: Three Rivers Press Talking From Infancy: How to Nurture and Cultivate Early Language

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Phonology

What is Phonology? Phonology can be described as an aspect of language that deals with rulesfor the structure and sequencing of speech sounds. Every language has a wide variety of speechsounds (phonemes). For example in English, the ng sound, as in ring, will never appear at thebeginning of a word. Phonology rules also determine which

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Pervasive Developmental Disorders

Gaining much public exposure through the 1980s movie, Rainman, AutisticDisorder is now a ubiquitous topic in both academic journals and in the popularnews. Despite increasing exposure to information and lifestyle stories relating toAutistic Disorder and other Pervasive Developmental Disorders, these labelscontinue to garner confusion among the general public. This article will attempt todefine, at a

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Language Modeling Tips

Stimulating speech and language in young children is extremely important for buildinglanguage skills. There are many ways to stimulate speech and language development. Thefollowing techniques can be used informally during play, family trips, “wait time,” or duringcasual conversation. The techniques are meant to provide a model for the child (rather thanasking the child to repeat

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Identifying Stuttering in Children

We have all had those moments when our speech is disfluent. We have repeated sounds,syllables, words and phrases, or prolonged sounds. We may also have used “filler”words such as “um,” “and,” and “uh” frequently in our speech. Preschool children oftenhave disfluent moments, especially when attempting to gain mom’s or dad’s attention(e.g., “Mo- Mo- Mommy…Mommy). So

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Higher Level Language and Metalinguistic Skills

Higher Level Language skills refer to those skills that go beyond basic vocabulary, wordform, and grammar skills, and are critical to academic and social success. In addition toother areas, higher-level language skills include development of an advanced vocabulary,understanding word relationships, paraphrasing, reasoning, and developing the ability tolook at things from another individual’s perspective. When a

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Helping Your Child with Autism Develop Social Communication Skills

What children with Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASD) learn at home is often moreimportant that what they learn at school or in the clinic. Teachable moments occurthroughout the day at home, such as during bathtime, dressing, and bedtime routines, andduring mealtime and playtime. The National Research Council recommends childrenwith ASD receive at least 25 hours of

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Gastroesophageal Reflux (GER) In Children

Gastroesophageal Reflux (GER) occurs when stomach contents spontaneously regurgitateinto the esophagus. All children and adults will experience episodes of reflux from timeto time. While adults may recognize it as heartburn, infants will often spit-up or vomit.Though it is not uncommon for infants to spit-up, when it becomes a chronic occurrence,parents often become concerned. It is

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