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Therapist Isolation is a Real Problem Sometimes therapists take little things for granted. Let’s say that you left your session plan at home and needed one in a fix. Or what if you want to drop by a fellow clinicians room to chat about a new idea?  These and...

  It is so much easier to empathize with pain suffering that we can see. Our heart goes out to a child missing a limb or bald as a result of chemotherapy. However, to feel the pain of a child who has an emotional disorder is less obvious and consequently doesn’t...

Can you remember why you wanted to become an SLP in the first place? Was it for fame or money?  Probably not! I’ll bet that it was because you wanted to help people. Something deep inside of you gets stirred when you see that child’s face light up when she has some...

Mental Illness Among Adolescents is Going Off the Charts It is no secret that declining mental health is rapidly becoming a public health crisis. It is estimated that by 2020, substance use disorders and mental illness will become the primary cause of disability...

We are so brainwashed that bigger is better that most of us rarely challenge the conventional wisdom. Indeed, when it comes to your financial portfolio, it's difficult to argue - bigger is better! However, when it comes to the education of our dear children, what’s...

Your Amazing Preschooler When you think about it, it is amazing how children develop speech and language skills in their preschool years with practically no instruction. And then upon entering school, children are expected to utilize their new tools to achieve...

Unfortunately, anxiety has been on the rise in children in the United States for nearly 60 years. The problem only worsens as the children become high school and college students. According to some estimates, almost six times as many high school and college students...

What is ABA Therapy? Applied Behavioral Analysis, or ABA as it is commonly known, is considered by most as the "gold standard" for treating autism. It is a system based on behaviorist theories. Simply put, the presumption is that desired behaviors can be imparted to...

There are a lot of myths out there about ADHD. If you have a child diagnosed with ADHD, you have heard more than one misconception that will make it all the more challenging to be of genuine help. After all, you want to know what is true so that you can best support...