Spring Language Scavenger Hunt
By: Julie Aills, M.A., CCC-SLP April Showers Bring May Flower! This is the perfect time of year to turn your trip to the park or walk around the neighborhood into a spring scavenger hunt. Regardless of the season or the weather, heading outside is always a great speech-language activity! We’ve made two spring scavenger hunt checklists….
Years of Learning and Fun!
Our son Kieran started receiving speech therapy at CSH at age three, shortly after receiving an Autism diagnosis. Kieran also has severely delayed speech and does not express himself like a “typical” child his age. We immediately found a family at CSH. Through our 5 years there, we saw three SLPs, all of whom did…
Early Characteristics of Autism
By: Sara Beirl, M.A., CF-SLP Early identification of Autism can be helpful for ensuring that children have access to services that help meet their unique needs. Characteristics of Autism can include: Reference: https://www.cdc.gov/ncbddd/autism/signs.html It is important to note that Autistic children may not show all of these characteristics. Also, many of these characteristics can overlap…
Pam France
As a previous employee of the Center for nearly 13 years, I feel that the dedicated employees are the backbone of why the Center is so special, and such an asset to the Columbus community. For this story, I would like to share about the wonderful, creative, and dedicated speech therapist, Pam France. Pam was…
Talk Tips To Go: Targeting Articulation at Home!
By Brooke Stoyak M.A., CCC-SLP Struggling to target your child’s articulation sounds at home for homework? Wanting to see more progress with your child’s articulation development? This is a read for you! See below for tips/tricks on targeting articulation at home: Ideas to target articulation at home:
Finding The Right Fit
Wow, what can I say? Lora has been the best fit for Cassius. She is so patient, knowledgeable, and kind to him and our family. He looks forward to appointments with what he says, “My Lora.” He doesn’t keep up with much in his schedule, but he lets us know the day and time of…
Talk Tips To Go: Festive February Speech/Language Activities!
By Brooke Stoyak, M.A., CCC-SLP Valentine’s Day Word Scavenger Hunt: Looking for something to do indoors while it is still cold outside for the Valentine’s Day holiday? Help your child compile a word list with their targeted speech sounds and make heart shaped “flash cards” to hide around the house. Once hidden, have your child…
Talk Tips To Go: Cooking up Speech and Language Skills
Cooking together can be a fun and easy way to spend quality time with your child. Cooking together can also be a gratifying learning experience for the family. Your child can not only discover new foods and learn about nutrition, they can develop their speech and language skills as well. While the benefits of cooking…
Columbus Speech & Hearing Receives Grant From the Barbasol Foundation
Columbus Speech & Hearing is thrilled to announce we have received a $7,500 grant from the Barbasol Foundation for our Early Identification and Intervention Program. Through their generous donation, CSH can reach in to disadvantaged neighborhoods throughout central Ohio to serve more preschool-aged children through our Early Identification and Intervention program. This program identifies children…
Meet Braylon
Nine-year-old Braylon Stafa is a bright spirit that laughs and jokes, but there was a time when his family thought he would never talk. When he joined the Stafa home at 16 months old, Bryalon was nonverbal and non-ambulatory. After speaking with their case worker at Fostering Connections, the Stafa’s were referred to Columbus Speech…