by Tami Teshima | Dec 18, 2019 | Language Development
This time of year, SLPs are often asked about which toys are the best for language development. The magic secret (or the ultimate disappointment?) is that no such toy actually exists. In fact, the language development doesn’t even come from the toy. It comes from the...
by Tami Teshima | Dec 11, 2019 | Alzheimer's
The holidays are stressful, full stop. The holidays can be infinitely more stressful when you are a caregiver for a loved one with dementia. Caregiver stress is real, as was mentioned earlier this week on the DLST Facebook page. Caregivers can employ many strategies...
by Tami Teshima | Nov 20, 2019 | Animal-Assisted Therapy
I love animals. Who doesn’t? Ok, ok, some people don’t (and that’s fine…I suppose). Because of the great love people have for animals, animal-assisted therapy has started to gain some momentum. Researchers have studied the effects on therapeutic outcomes with several...
by Tami Teshima | Nov 15, 2019 | Ear Infections
Raise your hand if you had ear infections when you were little! How many of you had tubes in your ears when you were a kid (or, in the case of one of my recent co-workers, AN ADULT)? Ear infections, or otitis media (OM), are super common. 5 out of 6 kids get one by...
by Tami Teshima | Nov 6, 2019 | Brain Injury
Who remembers this scene from what may arguably be one of the best teen movies of the late 90s? Julia Stiles (Kat) slams her head on a light fixture at a party and sustains what Heath Ledger (Patrick) determines is a concussion. Kat says funny things. She keeps...
by Tami Teshima | Oct 23, 2019 | Down Syndrome
Happy Down Syndrome Awareness Month! To honor this month, let’s talk about the language profile of individuals with Down syndrome. While I’m going to speak about language characteristics of people with Down Syndrome, it is important to note that no two people are...
by Tami Teshima | Oct 2, 2019 | ALS
Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS) is a progressive, neurodegenerative disease that essentially causes motor neurons to die, leading to a complete inability to move. ALS is aggressive, and progresses relatively quickly. The average life expectancy after diagnosis is...
by Tami Teshima | Sep 25, 2019 | Sensory Skills
I mentioned briefly on the Facebook page this week that sensory skills are extremely important, especially when it comes to language development. Our occupational therapist friends are the true experts in this area, so for this week’s blog entry, I brought in a PRO!...
by Tami Teshima | Sep 19, 2019 | Language Development
When you think of a speech therapy session, what image pops into your head? I’m sure you probably think of the speech-language pathologist sitting at a table across from the client working diligently on a task in quiet contemplation. However, when it comes to our...
by Tami Teshima | Sep 11, 2019 | Hearing Loss
by Tamiko Teshima, M.A., CCC-SLP Practice Owner & Speech-Language Pathologist Published in September 2019, updated in May 2025 If you follow me on Instagram, you might’ve seen that I recently traveled for a wedding. In my ongoing effort to reduce landfill waste, I...
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