AAC and Language Development: Research Breakdown

AAC and Language Development: Research Breakdown

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...
An inclusive Halloween

An inclusive Halloween

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,...
The SOS approach to feeding therapy

The SOS approach to feeding therapy

 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...
Autism acceptance, not awareness!

Autism acceptance, not awareness!

by Anna Dubiak, M.S, CCC-SLP Duncan Lake Speech Therapy, LLC It is now April which kicks off Autism Acceptance month. This might be a familiar term to some “Autism Awareness” which has slowly started to shift into its newer title of acceptance. Now, I know what you’re...