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I am happy to answer questions about speech and language development in children.
I have close to 30 years experience working as a pediatric speech/language pathologist, and have worked with infants and children through 18 years of age.
NY Speech/Language/Hearing Assocation The American Speech/Language/Hearing Association The Westchester Speech/Language/Hearing Association
BA University of Wisconsin, Madison, Wisc MA University of Washington, Seattle, Wa.
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| Chloe | 11/22/09 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | I will forward this on as soon ..... |
| Debbi | 11/20/09 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | |
| Jill | 11/17/09 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | |
| Ss | 11/09/09 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | Thanks a lot!! |
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Hi Chris, I am glad to read of your friend's daughter's successful outcome from her tracheostomy and can only imagine how heart-wrenching this course must have been, and how difficult it still is for
Hi Debbi, Without meeting your grandson I'm afraid I can't answer your question, but I would recommend that he have a speech and language evaluation to assess what is going on. I wonder about his
Hi Jill, It's natural for toddlers to simplify words, as they are still developing both the oralmotor coordination and the auditory memory that are prerequisite to intact speech sound integrity and
Hi Steve, I'm sorry that I can't answer your question specifically, as I am a speech/language pathologist and behavioral advice is outside of my area of expertise. However, I wonder why your daughter
Hi Monica, Thanks for posting your question. I'm sure there are many parents who are raising their children in a bilingual home who will have the same concerns. I don't think that the reason your son's
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