About Avivit Ben-Aharon
Founder & Clinical Director at Great Speech Inc. | Providing Innovative Alternatives to Speech Pathology Services
Entries by Avivit Ben-Aharon
Speech Therapy for Adult Stuttering
/ in Stuttering / by Avivit Ben-Aharon
What is a Stutter? A stutter – also referred to as a stammer – is a speech disorder that relates to significant and frequent challenges with the regular flow and fluency of speech. Individuals who struggle with stuttering know the words they want to say and the information they want to convey, but they have difficulty clearly [...]
Does Speech Delay Mean Autism
/ in Autism Spectrum Disorder & Asperger's / by Avivit Ben-Aharon
Perhaps you have noticed that your child isn’t able to speak with as much fluency and clarity as other children their age, or that they aren’t responding to their name. It is common for parents of young children to be concerned with their child’s speech and language development. When a child is [...]
Takeaways from the Cigna Medicare Advantage Conference
/ in Virtual Speech Therapy | Professional Development | healthcare | Voice Therapy / by Avivit Ben-Aharon
Recently we had the opportunity to attend one of the series of national meetings that Cigna holds every year to update sales and call center teams on the company’s 2023 Medicare Advantage Plan. The sessions allow plan administrators and their sales team to meet with innovative offerings and learn about their services. These round-table [...]
National Healthcare Quality Week Celebrates Outcomes Standards for Patient Care, Including Virtual Speech Therapy
/ in Voice Therapy | healthcare | Virtual Speech Therapy / by Avivit Ben-Aharon
October 16-22 is Healthcare Quality Week, sponsored by the National Association for Healthcare Quality (NAHQ), to celebrate the profession and raise awareness of the positive impact healthcare professionals have in their organizations and communities. Healthcare competencies are vital in achieving quality, safety, equity, and value to meet patient expectations about their care. There was a [...]
Can Essential Tremor Affect Speech?
/ in Voice Therapy / by Avivit Ben-Aharon
What is an Essential Tremor? Essential tremor is a neurological condition that results in involuntary movements such as shaking, or trembling and can affect various parts of the body. In most cases, the tremor is first noticed in the hands, when the individual affected is attempting to do something requiring fine motor skills such as [...]
How Do I Stop Losing My Accent?
/ in Accent Modification / by Avivit Ben-Aharon
Our accents can play a major role in our personal identity and how others perceive us. Every single person in the world has an accent, and within the English language, there is a wide variety of accents. Many people who have a regional accent or whose first language isn’t English wonder about how to [...]
In-School Speech Therapy vs. Virtual Speech Therapy
/ in School Success & Reading Comprehension / by Avivit Ben-Aharon
In School vs. Virtual Speech Therapy For many years, children of all ages have been participating in traditional “in-person” speech therapy in private clinics and school classrooms across the country. With the advancements in technology and video communication in recent years, speech therapy through an online platform is becoming more and more popular. As we [...]
What is a Specific Language Impairment?
/ in Language Disorders / by Avivit Ben-Aharon
Specific Language Impairment (also referred to as SLI) is a term for a developmental language disorder that occurs when language skills do not develop as they should, and these challenges cannot be attributed to other developmental conditions such as Autism Spectrum Disorder, traumatic brain injury, apraxia or speech or hearing loss. SLI is also sometimes [...]
What Are the Symptoms of Spasmodic Dysphonia
/ in Speech Disorders & Articulation / by Avivit Ben-Aharon
What is Spasmodic Dysphonia? Spasmodic dysphonia is a disorder of speech that alters the sound of one’s voice when speaking. In the case of spasmodic dysphonia, the muscles in the larynx (also known as the voicebox) constrict or spasm when we attempt to speak. This means that the vocal cords aren’t able to [...]
Why Does my Voice Vibrate when I Talk?
/ in Voice Therapy / by Avivit Ben-Aharon
The core of sound and voice production is vibrations, which is one reason why your voice may sound louder to yourself than it does to others. When we talk, we are producing sounds not only through the air but also through what is known as bone conduction, which is the vibration of your skull. Because [...]
September 21 is World Alzheimer’s Day: Speech Therapists Work to Help Slow Impact of the Disease
/ in Voice Therapy | Alzheimer | Language Disorders | Dementia & Alzheimer's Disease | Speech Disorders / by Avivit Ben-Aharon
September 21 marks World Alzheimer’s Day, an opportunity to educate and learn about the disease – and how providers such as speech therapists can aid and improve the quality of life for those affected by it. For the nearly 6 million people with the disease, some therapies can help manage and stall its symptoms. One [...]
What is a Receptive Language Disorder?
/ in Language Disorders / by Avivit Ben-Aharon
A speech disorder refers to the difficulty or inability to properly produce specific speech sounds, and a language disorder refers to challenges related to communicating with speech, written words, gestures, and expressions. There are two main types of language disorders: expressive and receptive. An expressive language disorder involves difficulty expressing one’s thoughts, ideas, and [...]