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How do I know if my child has a tongue thrust swallow?

Emily Roll

1 min

How do I know if my child has a tongue thrust swallow?

Tongue thrust is also known as a "reverse" swallow or "immature" swallow.

Emily Roll

1 min

Ankyloglossia AKA Tongue Tie

A tongue tie is tissue that connects tongue and the floor of the mouth, which can restrict tongue movement.

Emily Roll

1 min

Correct Oral Rest Posture

What happens when you don't have correct oral rest posture? What causes improper oral rest posture?

Emily Roll

1 min

Orofacial Myofunctional Therapy

A mouth and face disorder related to muscle function. OMDs occur in both children and adults.

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Emily Roll

1 min

Oral Sensory Motor & Feeding Therapy

Behaviors seen in children with oral sensory & motor feeding disorders:

Emily Roll

2 min

How to Elicit the /k/ and /g/ sound?

It is helpful to start with /k/ and once /k/ is mastered at the word level, begin shaping the /k/ into the /g/ sound.

Teletherapy - Telehealth - Online Therapy

Emily Roll

2 min

Teletherapy - Telehealth - Online Therapy

Teletherapy is a time saving, convenient, and efficient way of receiving speech therapy services from the comfort of your home. Speech th...

Troubles with Speech Sounds AKA: Articulation

Emily Roll

2 min

Troubles with Speech Sounds AKA: Articulation

If you found yourself on this page, it is likely because you are a parent wanting to know more about your child's speech sounds. Speech-s...

Stuttering: what we know and how we can help

Emily Roll

1 min

Stuttering: what we know and how we can help

What causes stuttering is unknown, but it is thought there might be a hereditary element to it. All this means is that if you stutter, th...

Emily Roll

2 min

Dysphagia aka Difficulty Swallowing

As the title mentions, dysphagia simply means difficulty swallowing. Dysphagia can look very different for everyone. What causes dysphagi...

Emily Roll

2 min

Speech Therapy Treatment for Aphasia

Treatment is usually a mix of restoring lost function and learning strategies to compensate for lost function.

Emily Roll

2 min

What is aphasia?

Aphasia is the loss of the ability to understand language or use language, and sometimes both.

Speech Therapy for Adults: Getting Started

Emily Roll

2 min

Speech Therapy for Adults: Getting Started

The initial evaluation will include testing and it is important that we let the client answer all the questions.

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