10 Tips for Communicating with People with Aphasia
Have you ever heard of the word ‘aphasia’, and wondered what it means? You’re not alone. Research shows that public awareness and...
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Alison McDonald
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How To Read Dialogically With Your Child
Dialogic reading. Perhaps you’ve come across this word while reading through articles and websites and have wondered what it means. At...
Alison McDonald
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There Are Many Ways To Praise Our Kids!
We all know that words are powerful, and that it feels good to be encouraged. There’s a lot of research that points towards the...
Alison McDonald
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New to Online Therapy? Here’s what you need to know.
As you are no doubt well aware, the last month has seen massive changes in the way we go about our everyday lives. To prevent the spread...
Alison McDonald
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My Child is Anxious. How Can I Help?
Anxiety is increasingly common in today’s fast-paced world. Often, we can think of stress and anxiety as things that only adults struggle...
Alison McDonald
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10 Strategies to Help Your Late Talker
A ‘Late Talker’ is a child whose speech and language skills aren’t developing in line with their peers. Usually these children are...
Alison McDonald
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At What Age is a Child Considered To Be a ‘Late Talker’?
It’s easy to compare our kids’ development to others’. We see our friends whose kids are already initiating conversations and naming...
Alison McDonald
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An Overlooked Toy for Language Development…
One of the most underrated toys that we have to play with our children is one that is adaptable, portable, free and most importantly a...
Alison McDonald
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Recasting and why you need to learn it!
This is the last blog in our series on speech development in children. See what other topics we’ve covered to learn more. As we have...
Alison McDonald
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Conductive Hearing Loss and What You Need to Know
What does Conductive hearing loss have to do with Speech and Language? As a parent of a preschooler or young school aged child, do you...
Alison McDonald
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Symptoms of Stuttering
Have you ever found yourself stuck in the middle of a sentence, perhaps repeating the last word you said over and over again while you...
Alison McDonald
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What to do if your little one starts stuttering
Last week in our blog, we talked about some of the symptoms of stuttering (also known as stammering or dysfluency). This week we will...
Alison McDonald
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Lisps
This is the third instalment in our series of blogs on children’s speech. Check out our previous blogs on Speech Sound Development and...
Alison McDonald
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Speech Sound Development
If you’ve ever watched a child learn to speak, you’ll know that they don’t suddenly open their mouths and say “supercalifragilisticexpial...
Alison McDonald
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Speech and Intelligibility
Intelligibility All this month in our blogs, we’re talking about speech sound disorders. One of the words you’ll hear a lot when talking...
Alison McDonald
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Getting It Right – Reflections From A Mother Who has Been Right Where You Are
Alison McDonald, Certified Practising Speech Pathologist Being a parent is a tough gig. No one can disagree. Along the journey, we are...
Alison McDonald
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My Favourite Words
A strong, robust vocabulary is a very important part of being a proficient English language user. A rich vocabulary helps us to express...
Alison McDonald
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Reading Books with Little People
I adore children’s books. I love the simple, hilarious stories, the anthropomorphised animals, and the amazing illustrations. Reading...
Alison McDonald
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Using Books to Build Conversation
As we’ve already discussed in our previous blog, my goal when reading with children is always to interact with them and have a...
Alison McDonald
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Caring For Your Voice When You’re Under The Weather
Welcome to winter! Are you ready to embrace the frosty mornings and nippy nights? If you’re like me, winter this year has caught me off...
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