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Can Stress Cause Speech Problems?

2023-02-15 / in Uncategorized / by Avivit Ben-Aharon

Picture this: you’re in an important meeting when suddenly as you’re speaking your speech goes from normal to slurred in a matter of moments. Or maybe you’re planning something with a friend only to find your words running together as you discuss the date and time. This can be a very upsetting, [...]

Are Speech Issues Hereditary?

2023-02-12 / in Uncategorized / by Avivit Ben-Aharon

Perhaps you know that you got your brown eyes from your mother and your blonde hair from your father. But not many people realize that speech and language patterns and abilities are also inherited from one’s parents. Developments in scientific and medical research have revealed that it is also possible to inherit a predisposition [...]

Lost Children of COVID

2023-02-10 / in School Success | covid | School Success & Reading Comprehension | Early Child Development | lost children of covid / by Avivit Ben-Aharon

Newly Discovered Struggles in the Classroom May Actually be Delays Due to COVID-19 Has the pandemic affected children’s communication abilities? The COVID pandemic disrupted life in unimaginable ways for more than two years. As things return to normal, evidence is emerging that the pandemic has impacted children’s ability to learn and communicate in [...]

Celebrities Who Stutter

2023-02-10 / in Stuttering | Celebrities Who Stutter / by Avivit Ben-Aharon

Celebrities Who Stutter Can Teach Us About Self-Acceptance It may surprise you to know that many famous people have had stutters. Some notables include President Joe Biden, BB King, Marilyn Monroe, Tiger Woods, Ed Sheeran, Nicole Kidman, Bruce Willis and James Earl Jones, to name a few. Many such noteworthy people report devising strategies to [...]

Health Plans Integrate Virtual Speech Therapy to Improve Access to Care

2023-01-19 / in Heathcare / by Avivit Ben-Aharon

There are many compelling reasons for numerous health plans, both commercial and Medicare Advantage, to now offer and cover a well-designed virtual speech therapy solution in their benefits packages. Here are a few of the leading components that account for increased adoption among managed care organizations: 1. Health plans want to enhance opportunities for member [...]

Great Speech Virtual Therapy Services Support Cigna Commercial and Medicare Advantage Members

2023-01-17 / in Heathcare / by Avivit Ben-Aharon

Members of Cigna’s Medicare Advantage and Commercial coverage plans now have in-network coverage for Great Speech’s virtual speech therapy services. Through Great Speech’s national network of specialized therapists with over 200+ licenses, members are connected with a therapist that works best for their individual needs regardless of their location. This plan allows [...]

Great Speech Announces Partnership with Health Network One: Provides Access to Virtual Speech Therapy Services for Members, Expands Payer’s Specialt

2023-01-10 / in Press Releases / by Avivit Ben-Aharon

January 10, 2023 10:00 AM Eastern Standard Time – HOLLYWOOD, Fla.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Great Speech, a pioneer and leader in virtual speech therapy, is now partnering with Health Network One, a leader in specialty healthcare network management serving Medicaid, Medicare Advantage and commercial health plans, to provide in-network specialized speech therapy services to more than [...]

Great Speech Announces Partnership with Centivo, Expands Access to Virtual Speech Therapy for Self-Funded Employer Health Plans

2022-12-21 / in Press Releases / by Avivit Ben-Aharon

HOLLYWOOD, Fla.–December 21, 2022 –(BUSINESS WIRE)–Great Speech, a pioneer and leader in virtual speech therapy, is pleased to announce its partnership with Centivo, a new type of health plan for self-funded employers anchored around leading providers of value-based care. This agreement with Great Speech, effective December 20, 2022, enables Centivo to provide its [...]

Mid-Year Academic Assessment: Could your Student Benefit from Speech and Language Therapy?

Parents can feel like they are on a perpetual hunt for better ways to support academic achievement for their children, especially when a mid-year academic assessment shows that their child is struggling or not performing up to expectations. Communication skills play a significant role in how well a student performs throughout their entire school journey, [...]

Speech Therapy May Help Reduce Emotional Responses to Communication Struggles During the Holidays

2022-12-19 / in communication disorder | Virtual Speech Therapy | Social Pragmatic Communication Disorder | Cognitive Speech Therapy / by Avivit Ben-Aharon

Effective communication skills help sustain a personal sense of well-being, but as we age, physical and psychological changes can impact those abilities. This leads to situations where adults want to engage but are unable to due to diminishing communicative abilities. According to a recent study, older adults in particular can start to feel isolated, depressed, [...]

What is Lisping?

2022-12-10 / in Speech Disorders & Articulation / by Avivit Ben-Aharon

Lisping is a common speech impediment that often appears in young children. A lisp makes producing certain letter sounds correctly difficult, due to improper tongue positioning when speaking. A lisp is often related to an orofacial myofunctional disorder. An orofacial myofunctional disorder is defined as improper patterns and behaviors in the function of muscles and [...]

What Is Cluttering In Speech?

2022-12-07 / in Speech Disorders & Articulation / by Avivit Ben-Aharon

What is a Cluttering Disorder? Cluttering in speech is a fluency disorder that is characterized by an irregular or rapid rate of speech, uncontrolled disfluencies, and in some cases other symptoms such as phonological or language errors and challenges related to attention. Individuals who use cluttered speech can be very difficult to understand and produce [...]