With Age, Men Loose Thinking Ability Faster than Woman
While digging through the NPR health blog we found a fascinating article that stated Men are more apt than women to lose thinking ability as they age according to recent research. Even more fascinating was the fact that people can reduce their risk of mild cognitive impairments by staying healthy and educated! The study followed 1,450…
Eastside SSG meeting
Please join us Wednesday, March 21st for our Eastside Stuttering Support Group meeting. We will meet from 7 – 9pm in Tan 134 of the Physician and Surgery Center of Evergreen Hospital. Spring has arrived! Please take this opportunity to participate in great discussions, meet new people, and visit with old friends. We hope to see you there!
Stuttering in Scientific American
In the latest issue of Scientific American they discussed in a feature article research that showed physical changes in brain wiring for those who stutter, affecting more than just speech. If you saw the movie The King’s Speech. there was a pivotal scene where the future king was convinced to put on a pair of headphones blaring music, and when he began…
Thanks for a great AIKD!
We want to thank all of our wonderful staff and patients for helping make Absolutely Incredible Kid Day such a success! Together we mailed out over 300 postcards to kiddos to celebrate how wonderful they are. Check out photos from our fun day of celebration on our facebook page.
Celebrate AIKD!
Today we are celebrating all of the Absolutely Incredible Kids in our lives! From our audiology and speech patients, every kiddo that walks in our door today will be showered with appreciation for all that they do! Over the past three weeks we’ve also collected postcards from patients, family and friends that have been sent…
Shaq Embracing His Stutter
We love this video of Shaqueille O’neil we found on youtube today! He shares how he’s become comfortable in his own skin, and how he has embraced his stutter as a child and now as a professional.
Let’s Loop Seattle
Our friends over at the Hearing Loss Association sent over a link to their new site, Let’s Loop Seattle! The website is a part of a campaign helping to increase access to sound for those with hearing loss throughout the Puget Sound region. Hearing Loop technology provides people with hearing loss the opportunity to hear the…
Solar Flares
Tuesday marked the second largest solar flare to hit Earth since 2006, which has in turn sparked a solar storm that is headed for Earth. Being a fanatic of the sights and sounds around us, we couldn’t help but dig into the articles surrounding these solar flares to learn how they work, and how we…
The Importance of the Family Dinner
Research shows that having family dinners can greatly impact a child’s early learning. In a blog written by Ryan Nyhan for Birth to Thrive Online, he says that 63% of parents in the state with children from birth to five years old are making an effort to sit down six-to-seven nights during the week for…
Volunteering with Food Lifeline
Last night our staff had the wonderful opportunity to volunteer at Food Lifeline’s Shoreline Re-Pack center. Hair nets, aprons and all, we packaged an amazing 1,152 pounds of Panko breadcrumbs, which equates to 4,000 meals! To see fun pictures from the evening click here. Food Lifeline’s mission is to end hunger in Western Washington, and…