Parent’s Online Resources
Now that you are asked to social distance or remain in your homes, it becomes very difficult to come up with ways to entertain your children. We at ABC are spending our weekdays providing online therapy to our clients and parents. I say to our parents because they now become our hands and provide guidance […]
Pragmatics and Social Therapy?
What is pragmatics and social therapy? Pragmatics refers to all the subtle and unconscious things we do while talking with others. Many of us are not even conscious of these things as we communicate. Pragmatics and social therapy deals with helping clients work on making conversation natural and easy. Social and pragmatic difficulties are characterized by difficulty […]
How do I know when my child needs to see a speech therapist? -Phonological Disorders
Phonological Disorders When children begin talking, they often make errors in conversation that sounds like “baby talk.” This “baby talk” is known as phonological processes. Phonological processes are patterns of sound errors that typically developing children use to simplify speech as they are learning to talk. Examples of phonological processes include saying “wa-wa” for water, […]
What is Childhood Apraxia of Speech (CAS)?
What is Childhood Apraxia of Speech (CAS)? Childhood Apraxia of Speech (CAS) is a speech-sound disorder that impacts a child’s motor planning and programming ability for speech production. This is not a disorder of muscle weakness, but rather difficulty with coordinating oral movements. This means the child knows what they want to say, but have […]
ABC Pediatric Therapy news
SPANISH LANGUAGE THERAPY AVAILABLE: ABC has a bilingual speech therapist who is providing therapy to Spanish speaking children. SWALLOWING THERAPY: Betsy Eager-Kessel is providing feeding and swallowing therapy to infants and young children. ARTICULATION THERAPY: We are offering articulation therapy using the Kaufman protocal and approach. This approach works well for children who have a […]
Our New Therapist: Mya McGee
Mya McGee, MS, CCC-SLP Mya McGee joined our team in mid-2019. Mya received her Bachelor of Science in Communication Science and Disorders from The University of Montevallo in 2011 and her Master of Science in Communicative Disorders at The University of Alabama in 2012. She is an ASHA-certified and Georgia-licensed speech-language pathologist. Prior to working […]
5 Steps to Speech Development
5 steps to encourage speech and language development in young children 1. Keep your language simple. Don’t be too wordy. Young children don’t process language the way adults do. They typically process the last 3 words you say. So, short and simple phrases are the best way to get your message across. 2. Talk to […]