FAQ: Auditory Processing Disorder
At least once a month, I get asked about auditory processing disorder (APD), which is also known as central auditory processing disorder. APD is a…
More free resources to help children learn new words
Thank you to everyone who took the time to read our recent blog about helping school-age children learn new words. We’ve had fantastic feedback from…
How to identify and treat young children with both speech and language disorders
As speech pathologists helping children with communication problems, it can be tempting to speak of our “speech therapy kids” and “language therapy kids” as if…
How to help our secondary teachers support teenagers with language disorders at school
To look at the way public speech pathology services are funded, you’d think language disorders happen to a small group of toddlers and pre-schoolers and…
How to help your school-age child learn new words – the nuts and bolts of how I actually do it in therapy
Many school-age children have problems learning new words. In particular, children with language delays and disorders often struggle with vocabulary (e.g. Haynes, 1992). So how…