About Avivit Ben-Aharon
Founder & Clinical Director at Great Speech Inc. | Providing Innovative Alternatives to Speech Pathology Services
Entries by Avivit Ben-Aharon
Top 5 Speech Therapy Exercises for Stroke Patients
/ in Stroke Rehabilitation | Traumatic Brain Injury & Stroke Therapy | Aphasia | Tools for Caregivers | TBI / by Avivit Ben-Aharon
Each year, almost 800,000 people in the United States suffer from a stroke. Strokes can lead to: * Muscle weakness * Paralysis * Cognitive issues * Decreased emotional control * Death Another common effect stroke patients experience is speech impairment. There are many forms of speech impairment stroke patients can suffer from, grouped under the general term aphasia. While [...]
Executive Functioning Training in the Treatment of Learning Disorders
/ in Executive Function | School Success | ADHD & Executive Function / by Avivit Ben-Aharon
What is intelligence? What about productivity and competency? There is an entire world of answers to questions like these, but the way that these things are measured in our lives would suggest otherwise. At school, they’re gauged by performance on a test. At work, they’re tested by output. One thing that muddies the [...]
Top Three Reasons to Bring Online Speech Therapy into Your School
/ in School Success & Reading Comprehension | Virtual Speech Therapy | School Success / by Avivit Ben-Aharon
Kids who qualify for speech therapy are entitled to receive free services through the public school. It’s the law. Federal Law. The problem is our country is experiencing a shortage of speech and language therapists. We may not feel the impact in large metropolitan areas. But in rural areas or states where there are [...]
10 Cognitive Exercises to Help Recover from Traumatic Brain Injury
/ in Traumatic Brain Injury & Stroke Therapy | Aphasia | Tools for Caregivers | TBI | Stroke Rehabilitation / by Avivit Ben-Aharon
Every year, traumatic brain injuries (TBIs) account for about 2.8 million emergency situations. This serious injury is more common than you might think — and the consequences can be hard to recover from. If you or someone close to you has had a TBI, you know just how difficult the recovery can be. It may [...]
7 Causes for Different Types of Speech Disorders
/ in Articulation | Speech Disorders & Articulation | Speech Disorders / by Avivit Ben-Aharon
Speech disorders can affect anyone at any point in time, no matter their age, race, or gender. We tend to associate speech impediments with young children. After all, nearly 6 million children under the age of 18 have a speech or language disorder. However, speech disorders in adults do exist. It’s estimated that 1 [...]
Communication Is Key: How Learning to Communicate Can Boost Your Child's Grades
/ in Language Disorders | Reading Readiness | Tools for Parents | School Success | School Success & Reading Comprehension / by Avivit Ben-Aharon
Everyone wants their children to thrive in school, right? Unfortunately, communication difficulties can make that harder. Between 8% and 9% of young children (before first grade) present some form of speech disorder or difficulty. That can be an extra hurdle for a child who already struggles to succeed. Many children struggle to communicate their needs [...]
Here's How to Help Your School Child Cope With Executive Dysfunction
/ in ADHD & Executive Function | Executive Function | School Success / by Avivit Ben-Aharon
Executive dysfunction can be difficult for people of all ages and in all situations. For children trying to manage a remote learning or training schedule, though, it can be even more frustrating. Children haven’t yet developed executive functioning strategies to help aid them in their abilities to focus and complete tasks. These strategies are [...]
Eight Great Reasons to Buy a Rubik’s Cube: Why Speech Therapists Are Using the Cube in Therapy Sessions
/ in Virtual Speech Therapy / by Avivit Ben-Aharon
Some toys have true staying power. The Rubik’s cube has topped the list of best-selling toys of all times since its creation in 1974. It’s amazing. Everywhere I go these days I see kids and adults playing with these 3-D combination puzzles, in all its various formats, from the traditional, to the two [...]
9 Exercises to Help Slow the Progression of Alzheimer's
/ in Dementia | Tools for Caregivers | Dementia & Alzheimer's Disease / by Avivit Ben-Aharon
It’s estimated that nearly six million Americans currently have Alzheimer’s disease. While many people may assume that there’s nothing they can do to slow the progression of Alzheimer’s this is actually not the case. There are several brain exercises for seniors as well as younger people that can help keep the [...]
Three Tips to Promote Speech and Language Therapy over the Summer
/ in Tools for Parents | Reading Readiness | Afterschool Tips | School Success | School Success & Reading Comprehension / by Avivit Ben-Aharon
Ask my children to name the two most anticipated words of the school year and they will unanimously say: Summer vacation And the two most dreaded words: Summer Reading The end of the school year and the beginning of summer vacation is a juxtaposition of extremes. There is no transition from the rigorous routine of [...]
Client-Centered Therapy: The 7 Benefits It Holds for Speech Therapy
/ in Virtual Speech Therapy / by Avivit Ben-Aharon
Did you know, approximately 40 million people in the U.S have communication disorders? This then begs the question; what’s client-centered therapy? And how can it help speech difficulties? Luckily for you, we’re going to break that down for you here in this article. Let’s dive in! Client-Centered Therapy This is a [...]
What Causes Stuttering and How Can You Improve It?
/ in Stuttering / by Avivit Ben-Aharon
Even as an adult, cruel words said to you by playground bullies decades earlier still has the power to make you cringe. One reason that little kids get bullied is speaking with a stutter. But did you know that approximately 5-10% of all children stutter between the ages of two and six? The condition is [...]