Working From the Neck Up in a “DEcapitated” Environment
I can’t read the word “capitation” now without thinking of the word “decapitation.” As a Speech Language Pathologist that works primarily from the neck up (Swallowing, speaking, cognition, and language) this image always used to make me chuckle but less so now. ...
Facilitating Language Development at Home
As your child’s speech and language skills begin to develop, it is important to understand your child’s current level of communication and provide appropriate support to facilitate growth and language development. If your child is already receiving early...
Prelinguistic Skills: What Parents Need to Know
Prelinguistic skills are communication skills that a child begins to develop before they approximate their first word or begin to speak. These skills create the language foundation that is necessary before a child can start using language and communicating verbally....
Performing FEES on Alzheimer’s Dementia Patients: 3 Tools
A FEES test is an instrumental exam used to assess if, how well, and what a patient can safely swallow. During the procedure, a highly trained speech-language pathologist (SLP) passes a thin, flexible transnasal-pharyngascope through the patient’s nose to view...Our Dedicated Speech Pathologists:
