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Did you know that May is Better Hearing and Speech Month? True story! Here are a few fun facts shared by the American Speech Language Hearing Association:

  • 40 million Americans have communication disorders, costing the U.S. approximately $154–186 billion annually (source)
  • By the first grade, roughly 5% of children have noticeable speech disorders (source)
  • 3 million+ Americans stutter (source)
  • 6–8 million Americans have some form of language impairment (source)
  • Approximately 1 million Americans suffer from aphasia (source)
  • The Centers for Disease Control estimate the lifetime costs for all people with hearing loss born in the year 2000 will total $2.1 billion. Most of these costs will come from lost wages due to inability or limited ability to work (source)
Speech-language pathologists address all of these issues, and so much more! Take a few minutes this month to say thanks to your district's SLPs for all they do every day (and don't forget to contact us if you're searching for a great SLP for your district!).

4 Communication Red Flags for Adolescents


Communication development in young adults is often overlooked at well-child checks and at school. Challenges at this age can be particularly troublesome as the academic workload increases and social interactions become more involved and high-stakes. Download and share our free resource with 4 red flags for communication development in young adults to help ensure that the students in your district aren't slipping through the cracks.
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Photo of the Month


When you're on the road visiting our districts and clinicians, you must keep your strength up! Sharon Soliday and Chris grabbed a quick "lunch" between stops (we won't mention that those are cookie bags in Sharon's hand 😉 ).

From Our Blog


Sujata is back with another great school psych post about the difference between identifying problems and solving them.

Sharon Soliday and Jenny Peddicord were recently interviewed about the future of telepractice.

Kelly shared 5 easy ways for overwhelmed SLPs to celebrate Better Hearing and Speech Month.
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