APRIL & MAY: What THEY stand for!

APRIL & MAY: What THEY stand for!

April has come and pass, but it brought warmer weather…and MAY! Finally!! For many reasons, April AND May are always very special to TherapyWorks. We celebrate these months in clinic for reasons that are dearest to our hearts. Reason 1: April, honors and...
Red Flags For Childhood Apraxia

Red Flags For Childhood Apraxia

Red Flags for Childhood Apraxia of Speech In Infants and Toddlers Excerpts taken from Childhood Apraxia of Speech: Practical Strategies for Successful Treatment presentation by Margaret A. Fish, MS CCC-SLP Childhood Apraxia of Speech or CAS can be defined as a...
It takes a village

It takes a village

Your child’s care and progress is our number one priority at TherapyWorks.  We have all heard the phrase “it takes a village”, well it truly does to care for a child with special needs. Do you know who is or should be on your child’s team? For example, did you know...
Teaching Children with Down Syndrome to Read

Teaching Children with Down Syndrome to Read

An article review Original article written by Sue Buckley and Gillian Bird The Down Syndrome Educational Trust, Down Syndrome Research and Practice 1993, 1(1) 34-39 As a speech pathologist and a new mother of a beautiful baby girl who has Down syndrome, I am very...
Maintaining Articulation Skills over Summer Break

Maintaining Articulation Skills over Summer Break

Parents, are you afraid that your child will forget everything they’ve learned over the summer break?  Including what they’ve learned in speech-language therapy?  It’s pretty common for students to leave the school building at the end of May without taking with them...