About Avivit Ben-Aharon
Founder & Clinical Director at Great Speech Inc. | Providing Innovative Alternatives to Speech Pathology Services
Entries by Avivit Ben-Aharon
Telehealth Awareness Week: Great Speech Advocates the Value of Virtual Speech Therapy
/ in Virtual Speech Therapy / by Avivit Ben-Aharon
As Telehealth Awareness Week® approaches, Great Speech, a leader in virtual speech therapy, stands at the forefront of raising awareness about the significant value and benefits of this innovative approach to helping people of all ages effectively address speech and communication challenges. Great Speech will join the nationwide efforts during the observance September 17-23, 2023 [...]
Great Speech and American TelePhysicians Partner to Revolutionize Access to Virtual Speech Therapy
/ in Virtual Speech Therapy / by Avivit Ben-Aharon
Great Speech and American TelePhysicians (ATP) recently announced a synergistic partnership to create access to an affordable online option for virtual speech therapy. This collaborative relationship will enhance the skills of children, adults and seniors who need and seek better speech communication. With Great Speech’s extensive network of 200+ licensed speech-language pathologists (SLPs) positioned [...]
Aug 22, 2023 - Great Speech and American TelePhysicians Announce Collaborative Partnership to Provide Virtual Speech Therapy Services to People of All
/ in Press Releases / by Avivit Ben-Aharon
August 22, 2023 10:00 AM Eastern Daylight Time HOLLYWOOD, Fla. & JACKSONVILLE, Fla.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Great Speech, a leader in virtual speech therapy, and American TelePhysicians, a leading digital virtual care provider of neurology services under its NeuroX program, today announce a synergistic partnership to create access to an affordable online option for enhancing [...]
Maximize Your Health Insurance Benefits with Virtual Speech Therapy
/ in Virtual Speech Therapy / by Avivit Ben-Aharon
As autumn arrives, it marks the conclusion of the health plan year for numerous Americans. This is an ideal time to assess whether individual and family deductibles have been met. If so, you may ask your physician for a referral for online speech therapy. Great Speech virtual speech therapy services can help you take the [...]
Helping People with Cleft & Craniofacial Conditions to Overcome Speech and Communications Challenges
/ in Virtual Speech Therapy / by Avivit Ben-Aharon
Recognizing July as National Cleft & Craniofacial Awareness & Prevention Month is an opportune time to raise awareness on the benefits of online speech therapy for individuals struggling with these developmental conditions. Speech and communication challenges do not discriminate even with newborn babies. One of the most prevalent congenital conditions is cleft lip and palate, [...]
Summer: A Season for Lyme Disease and Role of Virtual Speech Therapy
/ in Virtual Speech Therapy / by Avivit Ben-Aharon
Summer is here and that means school is out, kids are playing outside, and people are planning vacations. Popular activities during these warmer months include hiking, camping, backpacking and other activities that involve being in the wilderness. With all this time spent outdoors, summer is reported as the time of highest risk for Lyme disease [...]
Virtual Speech Therapy Helps People with Hearing Loss to Improve Communication Skills, Reduce Loneliness
/ in Virtual Speech Therapy / by Avivit Ben-Aharon
Great Speech proudly recognizes the Helen Keller DeafBlind Awareness Week, June 26th – July 2nd, to promote national advocacy and highlight the achievements and capabilities of people who are DeafBlind. Our team of Speech and Language Pathologists (SLPs) support the efforts of The Helen Keller National Center for DeafBlind Youths & Adults (HKNC) to raise national [...]
Virtual Speech Therapy May Help Slow Progression of Dementia and Alzheimer’s Disease
/ in Dementia & Alzheimer's Disease | Virtual Speech Therapy / by Avivit Ben-Aharon
Over 55 millionpeople in the U.S. are living with Alzheimer’s disease (AD) or another form of dementia. Recognizing June as Alzheimer’s and Brain Awareness Month is an opportune time to educate and learn how these conditions affect the brain as well as to distinguish the role of Speech and Language Pathologists (SLPs) [...]
Overcoming Aphasia, Restoring Speech and Communication Skills After a Stroke
/ in Virtual Speech Therapy / by Avivit Ben-Aharon
The term aphasia refers to the impairment or loss of word usage. According to the National Institutes of Health (NIH), while most individuals with aphasia are middle-aged or older, it can affect anyone, including young children. The National Aphasia Association notes that currently around 1 million Americans have aphasia, with approximately 180,000 new cases [...]
Speech Therapy Helps Slow Mild Cognitive Impairment
/ in Dementia & Alzheimer's Disease | Parkinson's Disease | Virtual Speech Therapy / by Avivit Ben-Aharon
Cognitive deficit, an inclusive term that is also used interchangeably with “cognitive impairment,” describes the different diminished areas of cognition or mental knowledge and understanding. Cognitive deficit is not limited to any particular disease or condition but may indicate someone’s underlying long or short-term health condition which could be progressive and permanent. Mild cognitive [...]
Virtual Speech Therapy Supports Recovery and Survivorship for People with Head and Neck Cancer
/ in Virtual Speech Therapy / by Avivit Ben-Aharon
It’s encouraging to learn that the road to recovering speech and communications skills impacted by head and neck cancer — tongue cancer, esophagus cancer, mouth cancer or brain tumors — can be eased with the introduction of virtual speech therapy. Recognizing June 4th as National Cancer Survivor Day and June 8th as World Brain Tumor Day, [...]
Virtual Speech Therapy Improves Prison Rehabilitation Programs
/ in Virtual Speech Therapy / by Avivit Ben-Aharon
Great Speech has proudly been serving juvenile detention centers in Florida for over six years, providing online speech therapy conducted by licensed Speech-Language Pathologists (SLPs) for a multitude of young people with speech and communication challenges. Today, the Great Speech team looks forward to serving adults in the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation (CDCR) [...]