by Tamiko Teshima, M.A., CCC-SLP Practice Owner and Speech-Language Pathologist Duncan Lake Speech Therapy, LLC When Ace, a golden retriever/yellow Labrador mix, and Magee, a black Lab, first came into my home, they were more than just puppies—they were future service dogs in training. As a volunteer Paws With a Cause puppy raiser, I had...
by Tamiko Teshima, M.A., CCC-SLP Practice Owner & Speech-Language Pathologist Duncan Lake Speech Therapy, LLC When children are developing language skills, how we communicate with them matters. We’ve talked about many different ways to have more enriching language interactions at home in previous blog posts. However, one of the most effective ways to encourage communication...
by Tamiko Teshima, M.A., CCC-SLP Practice Owner & Speech-Language Pathologist Duncan Lake Speech Therapy, LLC If you’ve been reading blog posts here at DLST for a while, you know how I feel about concussions. You also probably know how I feel about the NFL generally speaking. Instead of just spouting off statistics and opinions, today...