Having Real Conversations
At 19 months old Stella was unable to speak a single clear word besides ‘mama’ and ‘dada.’ Low muscle tone was causing her speech delay. Intervention was needed in order for Stella to become aware of the muscles in her mouth, and be able to coordinate them to speak. Stella was enrolled in the Toddler…
Mallory & JAM
“She is 100% in her element at Columbus Speech & Hearing and looks forward to each session of JAM.” Mallory’s motherJAM is a specialized program for children with deficits in language and peer interaction skills. This program includes both group and individual therapy to support their overall communication success.
Mekayla’s Story
Mekayla is a longtime Audiology client at Columbus Speech & Hearing. Born with profound hearing loss, she wore hearing aids since she was a toddler and signed but made the choice at 16 to undergo cochlear implant surgery. She decided, on her own, that she wanted to expand her communication abilities and her parents supported…
Beat the Odds
When most parents are putting away the decorations from a first birthday party and diving into the throes of toddlerhood, Benjamin’s were dealing with the devastation of a diagnosis: Childhood Apraxia of Speech. Apraxia is a motor speech disorder that first becomes apparent just as a very young child is learning speech. These children have…
2023 Holiday Gift Guide
Our 2023 Holiday Gift Guide is here! We polled our speech therapists to find out their favorite toys (and non-toy gifts) for all ages. The items on this list are regularly used by our clinicians in speech therapy, or at home with their own children. If you have specific questions about gift ideas for your…
Every Week We Noticed Changes
Joseph was not yet sitting up unassisted by his 9-month check up, so he came to Columbus Speech & Hearing for an Occupational Therapy evaluation. Joseph started CSH’s former Occupational Therapy program and after less than two months, his parents saw changes in how he crawled and in his ability to participate in core strength…
Megan’s Story
Megan is a teacher with hearing loss. Thanks to a visit to the CSH Audiology department, a hearing loss diagnosis, and a fitting with new hearing aids, she “couldn’t wait for school to start.” When she reflects on how her new hearing aids have already changed her life, she remembers a not-so-distant past when, “I…
Meet Zion
Zion’s language skills were minimal. At age two, his speech was still babble with just a few audible words mixed in. His parents were concerned that his ability to communicate was not up to par with those of his peers, and his social skills were also lacking. Later that year, Zion was diagnosed with Autism…
Paying it Forward
Now a happy, healthy young woman, a new homeowner, a wife, and a new mother, you may never believe that Jamie once had many struggles. With a father in the Air Force, Jamie’s beginning was anything but ordinary. She was born while they were stationed in Turkey. In the first two weeks of her life,…
Ella Empowered
Like most children entering school in the fall, Ella was feeling anxious and her behavior was typical of a child feeling those stressors. But was it more than the she was so fretful that she often becamephysically ill on the way to school and remarked that the lunchroom and music class were “too loud.” If…