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Children's Speech and Language Center

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Children's Speech and Language Center

We provide individualized, compassionate care that goes beyond compliance-based methods

12/05/2025

Happy First Snow! We will see everyone virtually today ❄️❄️❄️❄️

11/19/2025

I need your help! I will be giving a presentation to two high schools in the next few months, and I would love to include a slide on parents' perspectives on their experiences with therapy.

It could be a comment about what your biggest takeaway about therapy is, what you've learned through the therapy process, what has been your child's most significant achievement, what are some green flags about SLPs, etc.

If you don't feel comfortable commenting on this post, please email me! I always like to include video examples and provide input from families!

11/13/2025

When a child uses gestalt language—scripts, delayed echolalia, or larger memorized chunks of language—understanding the original context is essential. Gestalts are meaningful, but the meaning isn’t always obvious unless we know where the language was first heard and how the child experienced it.

Identifying the origin helps clinicians and caregivers:

• Interpret the intended message more accurately
• Understand the emotional or sensory context tied to the gestalt
• Determine whether the language is functional, regulatory, or purely sensory
• Support the child in moving along the Natural Language Acquisition (NLA) stages toward more flexible, self-generated language
• Create intervention targets that validate the child’s communication and model developmentally appropriate mitigations

When we know where a gestalt comes from, we can better understand why the child is using it—and provide more effective, individualized support.

11/07/2025

When I first started out as an SLP, I followed the models I was taught — adult-directed, goal-oriented, and highly structured sessions. I never entered a therapy room without a visual schedule or perfectly curated data sheets. Special interests were only offered as rewards at the end of the session if the client performed well enough. But even then, something about it always felt off. The sessions felt more about compliance than connection, more about “fixing” than understanding.

As I gained confidence, I began to question those methods. I started listening to my clients. To their needs, their sensory experiences, their communication styles, and what truly brought them joy.

That’s when everything changed.

When I began embracing special interests within therapy instead of holding them hostage until the end, I discovered a whole new world — and I’ve learned so much from my clients along the way. I can tell you more about dinosaurs, cars, Pokémon, video games, and elaborate shape creations than I ever imagined possible — and each session feels more connected, more joyful, and more authentic.

Embracing neurodiversity-affirming therapy meant shifting from “how can I make them communicate like me?” to “how can I support them in communicating as themselves?” It meant centering autonomy, connection, and authentic communication.

11/01/2025

💜 November is Epilepsy Awareness Month 💜

Epilepsy is far more common than many realize — especially among individuals with developmental disabilities.

Here are 5 important facts:
- Up to 30% of autistic individuals also have epilepsy.
-Seizures are more common in people with cerebral palsy, Down syndrome, and other developmental conditions.
-For 1 in 3 people, seizures cannot be fully controlled with medication.
-1 in 26 people will develop epilepsy at some point in their lifetime.
- Epilepsy is more common than cerebral palsy, muscular dystrophy, multiple sclerosis, and Parkinson’s disease combined.

Seizures can look different for everyone — some are brief and easy to miss, others more visible. Awareness and understanding help create safer, more inclusive environments for those living with epilepsy and co-occurring conditions.

10/29/2025

CSLC families — if your family uses SNAP benefits, and your SNAP benefits are paused or reduced, please reach out to Alyssa. If you’re facing any challenges getting groceries or essentials, we can help connect you with local resources. You’re part of our CSLC community — and we care about you beyond the therapy room.

10/24/2025

As most of you know, the clinic participates in an annual food drive to support families in need. Our clinic makes donations to food pantries throughout the county.

Starting next week, a bin will be located in the clinic waiting room for anyone who would like to donate items. I will be collecting donations through the week of Thanksgiving.

10/23/2025

If you don’t have belly laughs happening in your sessions, what are you even doing?

Laughter builds connection, lowers anxiety, and turns therapy into play. When kids are laughing, they’re learning — and communicating. Joyful moments spark shared attention, turn-taking, and authentic connection — the foundation of real communication growth.

10/16/2025

Yes, play is work!

10/13/2025

Reminder: Child-Led Therapy Grows With the Child!

When most people hear “child-led therapy,” they picture toddlers or preschoolers surrounded by toys, building towers, pretending to cook, or driving cars across the floor. Play is their language, so that’s where therapy happens.

But child-led therapy isn’t just for little kids. It’s a philosophy, one that values a child or teen’s autonomy, interests, and goals. It’s about creating therapy that’s meaningful to them, no matter their age.

At our clinic, child-led therapy with teenage clients looks like this:

-One of our teenage clients is writing a novel. He brings in pages of his story each session, and we read them together. Through his writing, we naturally target verb tense, sentence structure, vocabulary, sequencing, and organization. But more importantly, we’re working on communication that matters to him: storytelling, perspective-taking, and expressing complex ideas.

-Another teen client is preparing for life after high school. Her sessions center around job readiness: practicing introductions and small talk, exploring interview scenarios, writing emails, and identifying her own strengths and needs for future workplaces.

These sessions might not involve toys or games. However, they’re still rooted in the same principles as child-led play for younger kids: following the individual’s lead, honoring their interests, and building skills in authentic, meaningful contexts.

Because no matter the age, connection, and motivation, the best learning happens.

10/10/2025

Sometimes you need to end your week with a sensory racetrack!

Address

815 Ritchie Highway, Suite 118
Severna Park, MD
21146

Opening Hours

Monday	11am - 8pm
Tuesday	12pm - 8pm
Wednesday	11am - 8pm
Thursday	12pm - 8pm
Friday	11am - 8pm
Saturday	9am - 12pm

Telephone

+14109755863

Website

http://www.childrensspeechandlanguagecenter.com/

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