About Avivit Ben-Aharon
Founder & Clinical Director at Great Speech Inc. | Providing Innovative Alternatives to Speech Pathology Services
Entries by Avivit Ben-Aharon
Step Up For Students and Gardiner Scholarships Opened Applications for Students Under New Disability Categories
/ in Virtual Speech Therapy | Tools for Parents | Tools for Caregivers / by Avivit Ben-Aharon
Exciting update for Florida parents and caregivers! Your child may qualify for the Gardiner Scholarship and can receive virtual speech therapy from the convenience and comfort of your home. This scholarship, also known as the Personal Learning Scholarship Account (PLSA), is designed to better meet the individual educational and therapeutic needs of Florida children with [...]
Speech Therapist Facts
/ in Tools for Caregivers | Virtual Speech Therapy | Tools for Parents / by Avivit Ben-Aharon
What is Speech Therapy? Speech therapy is the process of assessing, diagnosing, and treating a wide range of communication problems, from lisps and stutters to executive function and language disorders, to name a few. This process is designed and led by a speech-language pathologist, often referred to as a speech therapist. The goal of speech [...]
Speech Recognition Frustration and Communication Skills
/ in Language Disorders | Speech Disorders & Articulation | Aphasia | Stuttering | Virtual Speech Therapy | Accent Modification | Professional Development | Articulation | Bilingual Homes | Speech Disorders / by Avivit Ben-Aharon
With speech and voice recognition software like Apple’s Siri and Amazon’s Alexa becoming a larger part of our technological interactions, optimizing user experience is at the forefront of developing and improving this type of technology. Struggling to get good results with this technology can be frustrating, especially for those who speak with an [...]
4-Year-Old Speech Milestones
/ in Early Child Development | Reading Readiness | Tools for Parents | Early Intervention / by Avivit Ben-Aharon
What is Normal Speech for a 4-Year-old? Communicating with our loved ones is one of the most enjoyable and rewarding parts of life, and watching our children learn and grow in their speech and language skills can be fun and exciting. It is also normal for parents to worry and wonder about their child’s [...]
What is Virtual Speech Therapy?
/ in Virtual Speech Therapy / by Avivit Ben-Aharon
Online Speech Therapy is an incredibly valuable resource that will help you or your loved one improve language and communication skills from anywhere. Bringing speech therapy to an online environment eliminates such inconveniences as commutes, waiting rooms, and wasted time. It also makes speech therapy much more accessible, bringing support and guidance to the comfort [...]
Right Hemisphere Brain Damage
/ in Stroke Rehabilitation | Aphasia | Traumatic Brain Injury & Stroke Therapy | TBI / by Avivit Ben-Aharon
Right Hemisphere Brain Damage, also referred to as Right Hemisphere Disorder or RHD, is the result of sustaining head trauma or a brain injury that can often be secondary to a stroke. RHD can affect the ability to understand others and to speak clearly and appropriately. It can also affect other cognitive areas related to [...]
3 Year Old Speech Milestones
/ in Early Intervention | Early Child Development | Tools for Parents / by Avivit Ben-Aharon
Hearing your child’s first word is such an exciting moment, and it is amazing to watch speech and language skills begin to develop and flourish. Many parents are concerned about their children’s speech development and often wonder if their child is reaching their speech milestones when they should. These are all normal and [...]
Types of Lisp Speech Disorders
/ in Speech Disorders | Articulation | Speech Disorders & Articulation / by Avivit Ben-Aharon
Lisps, also referred to as Functional Speech Disorders or FMD’s, are amongst the most commonly identified and widely recognized speech problems that people experience. A “lisp” is an articulation problem that results in the inability to pronounce one or more consonant sounds. The most common example of this is the inability or difficulty pronouncing [...]
What is Einstein Syndrome
/ in Early Intervention | Early Child Development | Tools for Parents / by Avivit Ben-Aharon
You may be asking yourself… “does my late-talking child really have something in common with Albert Einstein?” If you find yourself concerned that your child hasn’t begun to speak in full words yet, don’t worry. Given the charts, graphs, and endless percentiles at the pediatrician’s office, the slightest speed bump can cause [...]
Voice Therapy & Vocal Hygiene
/ in Voice Therapy / by Avivit Ben-Aharon
A staggering 17.9 million adults in the U.S. have reported problems with using their voice, according to the National Institutes of Health. If you use your voice frequently, you may have vocal problems. Do you suffer from a strained voice and wonder, “how can I prevent my voice from feeling sore?” Vocal hygiene [...]
Dyslexia Reading Comprehension Strategies
/ in Reading Readiness | Tools for Parents | School Success | School Success & Reading Comprehension / by Avivit Ben-Aharon
Dyslexia Reading Comprehension Strategies Thinking your child has dyslexia can be a terrifying trail to take a walk along. Will they ever be able to read normally? Will they have trouble getting into college? And making friends when they’re in school? What about holding a job? Rumors swirl about dyslexia being associated with low [...]
Speech Therapy Activities For Toddlers
/ in Tools for Parents | Early Intervention | Early Child Development / by Avivit Ben-Aharon
When your toddler has a speech delay, it may be tough to help build confidence with their communication skills. Keep a calm, patient, positive attitude. The more time you spend working with your child, the better their speech skills will develop over time! Don’t let your anxiety make them feel pressured to speak clearly. [...]