Resources

Ideas, Information & Education

The number one thing I am asked by parents is, “Is my child’s speech on track?” Here is a chart of Developmental Speech Norms from the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association (ASHA).
Signs of a communication disorder infographic from ASHA.
Great Start Collaborative of Kent County: A great resource for parents in Kent County. This site offers a number of different strategies for use under their “Big 5” categories to help with language and cognitive development.
ASHA also provides ideas and activities for parents to help with their child’s speech and language development.

Gender-Affirming Voice/Communication

Most people don’t know that gender affirming voice and communication treatment can be given by an SLP. What services can an SLP provide for an individual in transition? Any number of things!

The World Professional Association for Transgender Health (WPATH) provides health standards for doctors and other medical professional, including SLPs.
PBS did a great story on how speech therapists have helped individuals in transition develop their voice – “How the transgender community finds a voice through speech therapy.”

There is an infinite amount of information on the topic of ASD. For the purposes of this page, I’m only listing resources that I use regularly.

Autistic Self Advocacy Network is an organization promoting Autism awareness and acceptance run by individuals with ASD.
Autism overview from ASHA, focusing on many of the characteristics that SLPs can address in therapy.
Wondering how SLPs can help with ASD? ASHA has great information for parents/caregivers/loved ones of individuals with ASD.

RESOURCES

Ideas, Information & Education

Language Development

Fluency (Stuttering)

Gender-Affirming Voice/Communication

Autism Spectrum Disorder

Alzheimer’s and Other Dementias