What is social communication? From perspective-taking to self-advocacy, learn how a neurodiversity-affirming approach to speech therapy helps children navigate the social world without masking who they are.
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🔇 Selective Mutism in Kids: What It Is and How Speech Therapy Can Help
More Than Shyness: Understanding Selective Mutism Is your child a chatterbox at home, yet mysteriously silent (or only whispers) at school, daycare, with extended relatives, or in public? You might find yourself wondering why their confidence seems to disappear in certain situations. While it’s natural to assume it’s just shyness, sometimes it’s something more. This […]
💬 Helping Your Child with Hidden Stuttering: What Parents Should Know
When Stuttering is Silent: What is Covert Stuttering? Some children and teens who stutter don’t always sound like they stutter. That’s because they work hard to hide it—and may feel pressure to speak smoothly, without any noticeable signs of stuttering. This is known as covert, or hidden, stuttering. As a parent or caregiver, it can […]
📔 Not Bad, Just Misunderstood: How We Can Reframe Behaviour as a Form of Communication
What Is This Behaviour Trying to Tell Us? Reframing Challenging Actions as Messages. Sometimes the behaviours that challenge us most carry the deepest messages. When someone is struggling to express themselves, behaviour often becomes their voice. In this short video, I share why looking beneath the surface of behaviour can change the way we support […]
🧠 The Power of Explaining “How Your Brain Works” to Kids
Helping Your Child Build Confidence Through Understanding Sometimes the biggest breakthroughs in a child’s confidence and communication come from understanding themselves—not from practicing a specific skill or exercise. In this short video, I explain why giving children language to describe how their brain works can be incredibly beneficial. When kids realize that their challenges aren’t […]