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Subject	Date Asked
speech disorder	9/18/2010
Q: iam a 30 yr old male, suffering from stammering since age of 10. i unable to start smoothly, there ... A: Is there a local SLP you can consult with for therapy? If you are in the US, there are a lot of ...
education	9/13/2010
Q: please could you tell me a disease or illness which stops speech completely and what are the ... A: If you are talking about a child, there are many syndromes that could cause this. As an adult, the ...
Speech problem	9/13/2010
Q: Over the past few years my wife has aquired an unusual speech affliction which she is unaware of. ... A: Sorry, I have never heard of this. My recommendation would be to let her know about it and then ask ...
Toddler 22 months cannot speak	9/12/2010
Q: I am close to a child that is 22 months and he cannot say any words. He doesn't really put two ... A: It is good he is going to begin working with an SLP. That is what he will need. Unfortunately, I ...
Lack of Clarity in speech	9/6/2010
Q: I have problem in pronuncing some words, specifically words having the letter "s". Peolpe always ... A: You can try to produce the /s/ with the tip of your tongue down behind your bottom teeth. Look in a ...
Lack of Clarity in speech	9/5/2010
Q: I have problem in pronuncing some words, specifically words having the letter "s". Peolpe always ... A: It could be that you are blocking the airflow necessary for the /s/ with your tongue. Do you have a ...
functional speech disorder	9/2/2010
Q: A: Sorry, you will need to seek out a speech-language pathologist in your area to get speech therapy to ...
26 month old speech delay and behavior	8/27/2010
Q: My son in 26 months old, he has never been a really good talker but at about 17 months he was saying ... A: It is not unusual for boys to be later talker than girls. There is a wide range of what is "normal" ...
Delay speech	8/24/2010
Q: i would like to ask regarding my son, he is 2yrs old & 3 mos. As i was reading about the info about ... A: It is not unusual for boys to be later talker than girls. There is a wide range of what is "normal" ...
apraxia	8/10/2010
Q: I have a 33 mth year old who has just been recently diagnosed with apraxia. He has been in birth to ... A: Apraxia is termed Developmental Apraxia of Speech or DAS, so I can see why the insurance companies ...
Closed mouth speaking	8/5/2010
Q: My child is 20 months old and he tries to speak with his mouth closed. What I mean by closed mouth ... A: When you say he is starting early intervention, do you mean with a speech-language pathologist? He ...
6 year old has problems with Blends	8/3/2010
Q: I noticed my that my son had some speech problems when he was about 2. He did a year of therapy when ... A: He should not be deleting the sounds in the blends at this point, so he may need therapy again. ...
Expressive Language Disorder	8/2/2010
Q: My son is 6 he does rec Speech in school but I feel it is not enough. My Ins does not pay for local ... A: The best thing you can do for the vocabulary is read, read, read. Ask him questions when you are ...
mouthing words after saying them	7/27/2010
Q: He is 11 years old and is very much aware of it as are his fellow students. I have asked I have ... A: I am not sure what would cause this. Is he on any medication for ADD/ADHD? I have seen these ...
Adoption related speech development	7/27/2010
Q: We have a 23 month old son that we adopted from Kazakhstan about a year ago. He was born three ... A: Given his background and pre-maturity, it is not uncommon for a delay in speech to occur. However, ...
Speech problems later in life	7/26/2010
Q: I am a 35 year old woman. I developed normally and was quite articulate in high school and was a ... A: I would schedule an appointment with your doctor. This could be related to a medical condition and ...
3 Year Old Speech Delay	7/25/2010
Q: My son is 3 and went through a period right when he turned 2 of speech therapy. He was a late ... A: Angela, Sometimes they do, it just depends on the child. Phonological delays are very common as ...
3 Year Old Speech Delay	7/25/2010
Q: My son is 3 and went through a period right when he turned 2 of speech therapy. He was a late ... A: Angela, You are right...you should be able to understand him more. Based on what you have written, ...
Masters degree	7/24/2010
Q: I have noticed that some SLP's only have the CCC/SLP and then some have a MA, CCC/SLP I am ... A: The rules are different in Canada than in the US, however, the CCC stands for Certificate of ...
Masters degree	7/24/2010
Q: I have noticed that some SLP's only have the CCC/SLP and then some have a MA, CCC/SLP I am ... A: A few states still allow people to work with their Bachelor's, but they cannot and should not be ...
Should my 13 month old son be delayed with his speech?	11/12/2009
Q: some may think I am pushing the matter. However, his Pediatrician sounded concern on his 12 month ... A: He sounds on track to me from what you posted. Did the Dr. see something that has him concerned? ...
toddler boy stuttering	11/9/2009
Q: I have a 3 yr old toddler boy who has in the last few weeks started to stutter or stammer. We have ... A: No I haven't heard of that and I give my daughters natural supplements all the time. However, I ...
Distorted ending /r/ sound	11/5/2009
Q: I gave birth to my 45 month old son with tongue tie but it was immediately cut by the pediatrician ... A: No, I have never seen that error before, but it doesn't mean that he won't be able to produce /r/ ...
Speech Recognition	11/4/2009
Q: I am doing market research for a start-up company that is developing a speech recognition engine to ... A: Interesting idea, but speech sound production is so variable person to person, I would think it ...
Toddler Speech Intonation	11/3/2009
Q: Just have a question about my son who turned two in July. With almost every word, he says it like ... A: Is is possible he is copying you or others that are speaking to him? I think we have a tendency to ...
/R/ problem in child	10/30/2009
Q: My nephew (aged 6.5), has a speech problem with /R/ pronunciation. It is a really obvious "Wabbit" ... A: It could definitely develop. He is still within the range. I would begin trying to get him to ...
speech delay	10/29/2009
Q: my three and half year son barely talks. he is however able to produce sound of all the alphabets ... A: It would seem your child has a phonological delay, which is an entire sound system delay. There are ...
18 month old speech delay	10/21/2009
Q: My 18 month old son doesn't say any words yet, and I am a bit concerned. He was a 35 week preemie ... A: He does need an evaluation. In the meantime, I would continue what you're doing and also start a ...
Speech/ langauge delay	10/18/2009
Q: I am in the process of getting him evaluated again throught the school system. This has happen ... A: You can refer to Caroline Bowen's information regarding suppression of phonological processes. ...
My 17-Month old-Speech Concern	10/16/2009
Q: I have a 17-month old daughter that I believe she has a speech delay. My daughter is expose to two ... A: I would consider enrolling her in an English Language playgroup so that she gets more exposure to ...

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I can answer questions regarding educational areas of speech and language (i.e., children). My areas of specialty are phonological/articulation delay, language disorders, and swallowing as it relates to tongue thrust. I can also answer questions pertaining to IEP's, and NC laws regarding special education. I do not have experience with adults.

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I have worked in the schools in NC for the last 12 years.

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American Speech-Language Hearing Association.

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Master's Degree in Speech-Language Pathology

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