Hello!
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!).
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