Speech Therapy News

Four out of 10 adults who stutter have been denied a job or promotion and 82 percent of children who stutter have been bullied or teased, according to a new survey by the National Stuttering Association.

Maddie just had her 2 year check up. She has been hitting all her milestones on time, except for her words and talking.

Though teaching positions and other school jobs don't have a clear amount of funding, Nash-Rocky Mount Public Schools have posted a number of vacancies for the 2009-10 school year and transferred some people to new positions.

The new budget includes funds set aside for raises for teachers, counselors, librarians, nurses and speech therapists, pending action from the Texas Education Agency and U.S. Department of Education.

Phyllis Letourneau proudly belts out a mid-range note, holding it, holding it, holding it, and finally trailing off.

Mercy Medical Center currently has about 70 job openings. Specialty jobs that require professional training, such as speech therapists, pharmacists, and management positions, are often difficult to fill.

During the final week of school earlier this month, the Byrd Elementary School preschoolers were singing away in Michelle Stanford's classroom.

If you're reading this post with tears rolling down your cheeks because your pediatrician just told you your child needs speech therapy, go get a tissue and take a deep breath.

Childhood language disorders can often be corrected if they are caught early enough - but you may be surprised at the cause of many childhood speech problems.

It's Tuesday morning at the Easter Seals Rehabilitation Center in Montgomery and Frances McGowin and 'Lilly' have joined hand in paw to help children who are facing challenges so early in life.

THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: One to six-year-old kids listen carefully to what their teacher is telling them.

A SERIES of pioneering youth centres that will bring all services for young people together will be rolled out across Swindon in the next 12 months.

There's a proverb, "It takes a village to raise a child," and for a child with autism, this is especially true.

"The worst economic predictions in California since the Great Depression." And the cutting shears come out at the school districts immediately, threatening janitors, teacher aides, part-timers like speech therapists and teachers.

The Arizona Center for Disability Law's JoAnn Sheperd and J.J. Rico are prepared to file another lawsuit against the DES if the state moves to cut early-intervention funding.

The new facility offers a feeding therapy room, adult and pediatric speech training, physical therapy space and more room for training in occupational therapy.

I would like to comment on the May 25 letter to the editor, 'Thank you for a job well done,' by Dr.

You take a bite of your favorite food and swallow. This happens hundreds of times a day, and we never really consider how food actually gets to the stomach.

KOZHIKODE: Kozhikode Mayor M. Bhaskaran inaugurated the second anniversary of the Child Development Service of the Institute of Mental Health and Neurosciences here on Saturday.

When Andrew Muns was 10 years old, he couldn't speak very well and had a difficult time communicating with family and friends.