Putting it all together: Communication

Earlier this month, I wrote a post about speech (Apraxia, Fluency, Voice, oh my! The S in SLP) and another about language (Receptive, Expressive; Oral, Written - The L in SLP). In this post, I want to focus on what I consider the most important part of my job: communication (the "P" in SLP)! What is communication? And why to I make a distinction between speech, language, and communication? Read on!

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Receptive, Expressive; Oral, Written - The L in SLP

Speech-Language Pathologist is a mouthful. Which often leads to the use of terms like 'speech therapy', 'speech therapist' or 'speech teacher'. Which in turn (unfortunately) perpetuates the idea that SLPs only work with kids who struggle to say their /r/, /s/ or /l/ correctly. However, speech disorders are only part of what the field of speech-language pathology covers. Some SLPs do choose to focus on speech (e.g. specialize in treating apraxia or stuttering). In reality, it only makes up a small percentage of what I do.

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Apps for Speech

Finding apps in the Apps Store can be a daunting task, especially when looking for apps to suit a particular purpose. If you are looking for apps to supplement your child's "speech work" at home, here are apps developed specifically to target speech sound production skills.

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Apraxia, Fluency, Voice, oh my! The S in SLP

The "S" in SLP stands for "speech" and is probably the most widely known part of a SLPs job. But, did you know that difficulties with "speech" include a variety of different diagnoses? "Speech" can mean: articulation, phonological process, apraxia, dysarthria, fluency, voice...

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Parent-to-Parent: How has therapy helped?

There are many pathways to, and through, speech-language therapy. Finding the "right' intervention (be it a good fit with a speech-language pathologist, an intervention approach that clicks, a great team of professionals working together, etc.) can be life-altering. The big message is that communication disorders are treatable!

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