autism – Speech in The City

SPEECH ➤ September 29, 2020

Echolalia and Speech Therapy

You may have heard of the term “echolalia” or “scripting” before, but what exactly is it? By definition, echolalia is a repetition of overheard speech. Some children and adults diagnosed with autism spectrum disorder, traumatic...

FEEDING ➤ June 19, 2020

Drooling, Will it End?

Drooling can be caused by postural issues, reflux, numbness, lack of sensation, an impairment of swallowing, nausea, food sensitivity, as a result of medications, poor rest posture of the jaw and/or during teething. In infant...

SPEECH ➤ November 10, 2023

Speech Sound Milestones in Children

In the enchanting world of language development, children weave a rich tapestry of sounds, mastering phonemes that form the foundation of their spoken communication. During the first year of life, infants embark on a journey...

SPEECH ➤ October 9, 2023

Trends in Treatment for Gestalt Language Processors

If you have been following the trend in treatment for Echolalia you may have heard the term “Gestalt Language Processor”. These children acquire language in chunks, phrases, or meaningful sounds and then will over time mitigate that into new speech. For...

FEEDING ➤ May 9, 2023

Food Chaining

Food Chaining is a child-friendly treatment approach that slowly introduces unfamiliar foods while branching off the child’s current diet. Food chaining expands the child’s diet and increase the child’s comfort level with all the different...