Avivit Ben-Aharon - Great Speech (Page 31)

Don't Let the Stutter Win: How to Overcome Insecurities About Your Stutter

2020-10-25 / in Stuttering / by Avivit Ben-Aharon

If you stutter, you are not alone: more than 70 million people worldwide are stutterers. That’s one in every 100. In the US alone, more than 3 million people stutter. When you stutter, you may avoid social situations because you feel insecure about your speech skills. This insecurity can lead to isolation, is harmful [...]

The Latest Scholarship News for Florida Special Needs Kids

2020-10-01 / in Virtual Speech Therapy | Tools for Parents / by Avivit Ben-Aharon

Good news for Florida residents! Your child may be eligible for the Gardiner Scholarship. Also known as the PLSA, Personal Learning Scholarship Account, this NEW financial program is designed to better meet the individual educational and therapeutic needs of Florida children with disabilities, ages 3-22 (or 12th grade.) If your child qualifies for the PLSA, [...]

Does my Child Need Speech Therapy?

2020-09-29 / in Tools for Parents | Virtual Speech Therapy / by Avivit Ben-Aharon

To Call or Not To Call? That is the Question! Sometimes I think children should be born with a playbook. Not that the experience of having older children does not count in child rearing. It’s just that each child is different and as a result our response to each one needs to be carefully [...]

5 Effective Parkinson's Speech Therapy Exercises

2020-09-28 / in Parkinson's | Parkinson's Disease | Tools for Caregivers / by Avivit Ben-Aharon

More than 10 million people all over the world currently live with Parkinson’s disease. If you or someone you love is part of this group, you know how difficult it can be, especially when you begin to struggle with your speech and swallowing abilities. While speech and swallowing problems are common among people with [...]

The Power of the Pause

2020-09-27 / in Stuttering | Tools for Parents / by Avivit Ben-Aharon

I recently received an inquiry from a well-meaning dad who was concerned about his son’s overuse of the phrase, “You know.” You know how it goes. We tend to use phrases like “umm” “well like’ and “you know” either out of habit or because we lack the skill and ability to respond quickly. Often, [...]

Does your child speak clearly?

2020-09-27 / in Speech Disorders | Articulation | Tools for Parents | Early Intervention | Speech Disorders & Articulation / by Avivit Ben-Aharon

Though communication begins with babbling, the actual art of articulation involves incredible coordination of many body parts including your tongue, lips, jaws and vocal chords. Try making the sound of the letter B with your tongue in the front of your mouth instead of the back. With a slip of the tongue, you have totally [...]

What Did You Say?: The Top Accent Reduction Tips You Need to Know

2020-09-26 / in Accent Modification | Professional Development / by Avivit Ben-Aharon

In 2020, there were more than 44.6 million immigrants living in the US. That’s about 13.7% of the entire US population. They each come with their own unique accent, depending on which country and region they come from. While some immigrants are able to reduce their accent over time, others struggle with [...]

Is Speech Therapy for Autism Effective?

2020-09-20 / in Autism Spectrum Disorder & Asperger's | Autism / by Avivit Ben-Aharon

Autism speech therapy can help you or your child become better communicators over time. It is also proven to enhance social skills, attention to detail, and make better learners. To learn more about how autism speech therapy can help you or your loved ones, keep reading this article. The Affect Autism Has on Speech The [...]

The Case of the Cafeteria Plate

2020-09-20 / in Tools for Parents | Autism Spectrum Disorder & Asperger's | Autism / by Avivit Ben-Aharon

I recently treated an 8-year old child with severe autism who would only “eat” specific food from a specific plate, a sectioned cafeteria-styled one, every single day. I put the word “eat” in quotations because his eating pattern would better be described as inhaling or shoving the food into his mouth with his hands, in [...]

Parkinson's and Speech: How Parkinson's Affects Your Speech

2020-09-17 / in Parkinson's Disease | Parkinson's / by Avivit Ben-Aharon

It’s a daily battle. You’re living inside a body that no longer feels like your own. It moves when you don’t want to move. It refuses to move when you need it to. It is as though your body has been hijacked and you don’t know how to regain control. Now, [...]

How Online Speech Therapy Can Help With the Effects of ADHD in Adults

2020-08-31 / in ADHD & Executive Function | Professional Development | ADHD / by Avivit Ben-Aharon

Did you know that more than 25% of Americans struggle with ongoing loneliness? This percentage may be even higher among adults with ADHD. Loneliness and social isolation often result from difficulty conforming to social norms. Continue reading to learn how online speech therapy can decrease the effects of ADHD. What Is Telepractice? The American Speech-Language-Hearing [...]

Learning to Self Regulate: Speech Therapy for Aspergers Syndrome

2020-08-31 / in Tools for Parents | Autism Spectrum Disorder & Asperger's | Autism / by Avivit Ben-Aharon

Asperger’s syndrome is presently considered to be under the umbrella of all types of Autism Spectrum Disorder, or ASD. Those with Asperger syndrome used to be referred to as people with “high-functioning autism”, but that phrasing has been swapped out. This doesn’t mean that people with this syndrome don’t encounter unique challenges [...]