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The New CDC Guidelines and Why the Speech-Language Pathology Community is Concerned
Recently the CDC and American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) updated various Speech and Language milestones in their "Learn the Signs, Act Early" program, which is a checklist from ages 2 months to 5 years to help parents and pediatricians identify children with developmental delays and autism. The CDC and AAP’s reasons for the updated "Learn the Signs, Act Early" program were the following: -addition of checklists for ages 15 months and 30 months -addition of social and emoti
Feb 24, 20226 min read
Communication age one-two: Ideas to increase my child's speech and language development
If you came to our house, you would likely hear me (as the Mommy Speech Language Pathologist) talking about what my 1-year-old is doing...
Jul 18, 20203 min read
Incorporating Speech and Language Into Your Winter Break Activities
As a parent, I have learned that breaks from school can be a great time to reinforce goals and concepts already learned as well as work...
Dec 18, 20194 min read
Stuttering in Toddlers- Should I Worry?
Almost all toddlers will go through a phase where their speech is not smooth and would be considered dysfluent. This usually occurs when...
Jul 12, 20182 min read
When Should I Seek A Speech Evaluation?
When should you consider seeing a speech therapist in St.Louis, MO
May 10, 20182 min read
Joint Attention - A Building Block of Early Language Development.
Parents often ask me is it ever too early to begin working on speech development? My answer is that it is never too early to begin...
Jan 1, 20182 min read
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