Speech Screening at Rosehill Preschool
Speech-Language Pathologist Jennifer Arenz visited Rosehill Preschool in Redmond today for a free speech screening for all the children in attendance. The clinician’s are loving the ability to reach out to the community and offer their knowledge of speech and language developmental norms during Better Hearing and Speech Month! This screening is the second of…
Stuttering Support Group Mythbusters
Join us this Wednesday, May 19th for a special “Mythbusters” Stuttering Support Group meeting. We want to dive into the world of stuttering and explore fact versus fiction in celebration of Better Hearing and Speech Month and National Stuttering Awareness Week. The meeting will take place at Evergreen Physician and Surgical Suites – room Tan…
What causes people to stutter?
A study released earlier this year brings researchers one step closer to unraveling a medical mystery that has perplexed scientists for thousands of years: What causes people to stutter? Research arevealed three genetic mutations in the brain cells of people who stutter. The cells are located in the part of the brain that controls speech,…
Speech Screenings at The Goddard School
Our entire speech team is taking part in five speech screenings through out the Puget Sound in celebration of Better Hearing and Speech Month. The team is working at the Goddard School in Redmond this morning screening 68 children. Each child will be taking home a brief report and information on developmental milestones. If you’re…
Support Meetings Helping Stutterers Communicate
Imagine not being able to say what you want. That’s a daily dilemma for the three million Americans who stutter. Today, a growing number of people who stutter are becoming successful communicators by participating in the National Stuttering Association’s (NSA) Support Groups. The NSA is the world’s largest association for adults and children who stutter,…
Stuttering Scavenger Hunt
In celebration of National Stuttering Awareness Week, NSA is holding a scavenger hunt on their website! Answer the questions below and email them to info@westutter.org by May 16th for your chance to win an iPod! Have fun, and good luck! Who was awarded the NSA 2009 volunteer of the year at the Scottsdale conference? Name…
Biden Opens Up On Stuttering
Last week, Vice President Joe Biden made an appearance on The View and spoke about his experiences stuttering. In an emotional moment, Biden said, “when you stutter, it’s the most debilitating thing, It’s hard to ask ‘will you go to the pr-pr-pr-pr-prom.’ They look at and go ‘this guy must be an idiot.’” We commend Biden for…
ASHA Health Care and Business Institute
This past weekend Speech Program Director Maryam Sadrzadeh and Marketing Director Jody Norwood attended the American Speech Language and Hearing Association’s (ASHA) Health Care and Business Institute in downtown Seattle. The two-day conference brought together educators, clinic directors, office personnel and speech-language pathologists for clinical updates and business updates. Highlights of the weekend included; strategies for managing cognitive impairment,…
World Voice Day
Today is World Voice Day, a day celebrated by speech-language pathologiists, otolaryngologists, head and neck suregons along with other voice health professionals world wide. The awareness day encourages men and women, young and old to assess their vocal health and take action to improve or maintain good voice habits. In celebration, we wanted to share…
Free Speech and Language Screenings
The speech team, in celebration of Better Hearing and Speech Month, is offering local preschools and daycare centers the opportunity to host a speech and language screening at their site free of charge. Screenings are helpful in identifying children who need a more thorough assessment. Speech-language screenings are brief, relaxed and simple to conduct! The therapists will…