West Essex Speech Language Associates

04/26/2023

Looking for a speech pathologist with at least 3 years experience with pediatrics for contract work and excellent pay. If interested, please DM me.

05/01/2018

May is Apraxia Awareness Month.
Read up on this disorder which has a significant impact on a child's speech and language development. Here at West Essex Speech Language Associates children can get the help they need to improve their speech and language and allow them to effectively communicate with others!

Childhood Apraxia of Speech (CAS) is a motor speech disorder that first becomes apparent as a young child is learning speech. For reasons not yet fully understood, children with apraxia of speech have great difficulty planning and producing the precise, highly refined and specific series of movement...

08/13/2013

Please take the time to watch this. http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/1516460982/the-way-we-talk

The Way We Talk is a new feature-length documentary about stuttering, and how hard it is to say what's in your heart.

05/02/2013

Celebrate Better Speech and Hearing Month by checking out this link. Learn what to watch for in your child's speech and language development.
http://www.asha.org/bhsm/Parents-Advised-On-How-To-Detect-Communications-Disorders-In-Their-Children/

Sample press release " Parents Advised On How To Detect Communications Disorders In Their Children"

04/16/2013

Fact of the Day: In addition to our 5 senses: vision, hearing, smell, taste, and touch we have 3 other vital senses: Tactile- providing information through the surface of our skin about the objects in our environment, Vestibular- providing information about balance and movement, and Proprioceptive- providing information through our muscles and joints about where our body parts are and what they are doing. Difficulties in these areas may be caused by a Sensory Integration Dysfunction.

03/14/2013

Fact of the Day: Between the age of 1 and 2 years, children begin producing simple questions such as "Where is Daddy?". By age 5, their questions are lengthier and more grammatically complex such as "Are we going to the library today?".
After that....look out....they want an answer to everything!!

02/26/2013

Fact of the Day:
Children who continue to use a pacifier past age 2 increase their risk of developing dental bite problems as well as improper tongue movement which ultimately can impact their speech development.

02/20/2013

Fact of the Day: Virtually all children go through a period of typical disfluency during speech/language development. However, atypical types of disfluency to watch for include sound and syllable repetitions, prolongations, and blocking on words.
When these are present, consult with a Speech Pathologist.

02/13/2013

Fact of the Day: Much of a child's language develops within the context of play with an adult or with another child.

So get out there and play with your child!

02/12/2013

Fact of the day: The typical 3 year old child uses an expressive vocabulary of 900-1000 words and by age 5 their vocabulary has grown to approximately 2,200 words!