by Tamiko Teshima, M.A., CCC-SLP Practice Owner & Speech-Language Pathologist Duncan Lake Speech Therapy, LLC The holiday season is full of opportunities to connect, create memories, and—without much extra effort—boost your child’s language skills! Everyday holiday traditions and activities can become fun and engaging ways to support language development. So, just in case your...
by Tamiko Teshima, M.A, CCC-SLP Practice Owner & Speech-Language Pathologist Duncan Lake Speech Therapy, LLC If you’re a parent, you may have noticed that the CDC updated their developmental milestones, including speech and language benchmarks, in 2022. Their apparently “goal” was to make the milestones easier to understand. The updates shifted many milestones to later...
Thanksgiving brings with it a lot of time for family togetherness, food, and of course, opportunities of learning language! Looking for ways to incorporate some language-enriching activities into your holiday? Look no further!
by Tamiko Teshima, M.A, CCC-SLP Practice Owner & Speech-Language Pathologist Duncan Lake Speech Therapy, LLC Each year on November 20th, we observe Transgender Day of Remembrance. This day is dedicated to honoring the lives lost to transphobic violence and discrimination. The Human Rights Campaign reports that, “at least 27 transgender and gender-expansive people …were tragically...
by Tamiko Teshima, M.A., CCC-SLP Practice Owner and Speech-Language Pathologist Duncan Lake Speech Therapy If you’ve been following recent cultural conversations, you may have come across the terms “neurodiversity affirmation” or “neuro-affirmation.” For those of us immersed in the world of neurodivergence (like the team here at DLST), these concepts are a natural part of...
by Tamiko Teshima, M.A., CCC-SLP Practice Owner and Speech-Language Pathologist Duncan Lake Speech Therapy, LLC When it comes to AAC, many, MANY myths exist (see this Facebook post or this blog post). By far, the one I hear the most often is that AAC will become a crutch and the person using the AAC...
by Tamiko Teshima, M.A, CCC-SLP Practice Owner and Speech-Language Pathologist Duncan Lake Speech Therapy, LLC Note: Tami here! This is an updated version of our very popular post from 2019. I do need to go through and update our educational resources, but otherwise, this is just a little refresh. Happy Halloween, all! At Duncan Lake...
by Hannah Blackwell, M.A., CCC-SLP Speech-Language Pathologist Duncan Lake Speech Therapy, LLC While eating, at face value, often appears to be a simple process, it is actually quite complex. For those with feeding disorders, we often observe behaviors as a result of the complexities involved in eating. Therapeutic intervention can help to identify the root...
As parents, it’s common to worry when your child seems to have a limited diet or refuses to eat certain foods – AKA picky eating! While some kids are simply “picky eaters,” others may be dealing with deeper challenges. So, how can you tell if your child is just picky or if they’re facing more...
¿Su hijo/a tiene retraso del habla? ¿Se frustra o llora en vez de pedirte lo que quiere? Algunos niños nacen con dificultades del habla, los sonidos que salen de la boca para formar palabras, o el lenguaje, las ideas/el contenido que compartimos a través de las palabras. Si usted nota un retraso que no corresponde...