Help Me Speak, LLC

03/28/2025

Eva is such a blessing on Survivor as an advocate for Autistic people!
We hope she goes far in the game!

02/14/2025

Happy Valentine’s Day!!
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01/24/2025

Sharing this for all of current & previous clients who have benefited from LISS funding. Attend the Town Hall on Wed 1/29.

As we shared last week, the Maryland Governor's FY26 Budget includes a proposed elimination of the Low Intensity Support Services (LISS) Program which currently serves over 2,000 people with IDD and families a year with small grants. Individuals are eligible for the grant through a lottery and may only access the fund if they do not receive other waiver services.

👉The Arc Maryland is hosting a Virtual Town Hall on Wednesday, January 29th, from 12-1:30PM open to people with IDD and families who receive/have received LISS funds, legislators, members of the administration, the press, and other concerned Marylanders.

The Town Hall will cover the following:
• Share information on draft budget details affecting the LISS Program.
• Get questions from stakeholders answered by the DDA.
• Collect stories from families on how they use or have used LISS Program funds for critical support.
• Review an advocacy toolkit with the group to keep the LISS Program intact.

👉To register for the Town Hall: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/maryland-liss-program-town-hall-tickets-1216884768099?aff=oddtdtcreator

Questions? Contact Luc Chausse, Director of Communications and Engagement at The Arc Maryland, at [email protected].

01/09/2025

We are transitioning to a new EMR!
Ocean Friends 🐠
More info to be sent out to our current clients via email ASAP!

01/08/2025

Bundle up!!! It’s soooo cold outside! 🥶🥶🥶

01/01/2025

Wishing All a Wonderful New Year’s Day 2025!

12/20/2024

10/27/2024

Mouth breathing explained
Nasal breathing is VITAL for proper orofacial development, oral resting posture, & palatal development.
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Dr. German Ramirez, a world expert in orthodontics and pediatrics, put together an amazing video explaining on patients develop crooked teeth and how this ca...

10/10/2024

Congratulations to our CEO, owner, Barbara Taylor, who is now a Talk Tools Level 3 OPT Specialist!
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06/18/2024

Stay safe! We have AC! Come inside to watch your child’s appointment.

https://www.facebook.com/share/p/82ozhDc6hQ4Ri76w/?mibextid=WC7FNe

06/12/2024

Updated start times for 2024-2025 HCPSS school year.

https://news.hcpss.org/news-posts/2024/06/adjusted-2024-2025-start-times-for-some-schools/?fbclid=IwZXh0bgNhZW0CMTEAAR3qlMwMAuEcID4lWl8wtbKtqaxT3uFr_8i8b5um-T6WJ_L7GZLjTM4_z8g_aem_AdlnDaEKJRbBrpBZeI2CVmEfRmoJFNs8Ogm1uJo379gUd-1F8ob2XsWsQEzsDl82WT_gz-IV4BuQebmmP9MKiP4d

For the 2024-2025 school year, 11 elementary and middle schools will have adjusted start times to increase bus efficiency and eliminate single tier buses, alleviate traffic congestion at respective campuses or neighborhoods, and address community and school administrator’s concerns.

05/29/2024

Please see below! It looks like getting to Rt 40 East via I-70 will NOT be an option after 6/17. 🚧🚧🚧

Instead, from Rt 29, use Rt 40 West to get to our new office in Ellicott City (NOT the Marriottsville exit)! 🚘

Please plan accordingly. ❤️

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From How Co Govt:
TRAFFIC ALERT REGARDING UPCOMNIG PROJECT: A developer project to replace the culvert of a Little Patuxent River tributary running under Marriottsville Road, just south of the Resort Road/Albeth Road intersection in Marriottsville, is expected to begin on or about Monday, June 17th.
While the work is being done, Marriottsville Road from Resort Road to US 40 will be CLOSED to all traffic.

During this time, traffic will follow a clearly marked detour using I-70, MD 32 and MD 99. Weather permitting, the work is expected to be completed by late August 2024.

While the County and its transportation partners work hard to maintain safe traffic mobility in work zones, drivers are reminded to stay alert and look for reduced speed limits, narrow driving lanes and highway workers. Please slow down and don’t follow too closely when traveling through a work zone. Remember, work zone safety is in your hands.

A recorded message at 410-313-4400 will carry details and updates about this project; however, for questions or concerns, please contact Public Works Customer Service at 410-313-3440 or email [email protected].

03/22/2024

Sharing this April AAC sale on apps

https://www.assistiveware.com/blog/autism-acceptance-month-discount-2024?fbclid=IwAR1RJfGLfJJ-DgJpxIUDKZwpWVWsv_8p1e3rPC3VD0muZyReDUpeg16He_g_aem_AU7QIHVzBv4QbnfB25HIUdOR6oRB3c1-x3HlSXYyAu0hzzO-dZ4vOXlV2O26c81VGZ8

AssistiveWare offers a 50% discount on top AAC apps and learning solutions during Autism Acceptance Month 2024. The global discount is available from April 16-23 2023.

03/22/2024

Do you or does your child snore? Can you or they flutter the soft palate? 🤔
See below.

03/12/2024

Yes!!! So true!!
Often kids look like they “won’t” but it’s really that they CAN’T due to a sublingual restriction (tongue tie).
We evaluate for structural restrictions, & functional implications in oral motor & oral swallowing skills.

Eosinophilic Esophagitis,Eosinophilic Esophagitis Diet,Allergy Diagnosis,0

03/10/2024

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Food chaining has been developed as a systematic method for the treatment of children with extreme food selectivity. Food chaining is an individualized, non-threatening, home-based feeding program designed to expand food repertoire by emphasizing similar features between accepted and targeted food i...

03/05/2024

My SIL, Judy Eareckson Taylor, works withth Reading Is Fundamental (RIF)
Tune In beloww at 1pm EST on Thursday 3/7!

https://www.facebook.com/share/HzEs3JPqM5PpPqpE/?mibextid=9l3rBW

03/05/2024

"Question What is the association between screen time and adult words spoken, child vocalizations, and conversational turns when children are 12 to 36 months of age?

Findings This cohort study found a negative association between screen time and measures of parent-child talk across those early years. For *every additional minute of screen time*, children heard fewer adult words, spoke fewer vocalizations, and engaged in fewer back-and-forth interactions.

Meaning This study suggests that screen time is a mechanism that may be *getting in the way* of children experiencing a language-rich home environment during the early years; interventions aiming to promote early use of language should include support to manage screen time."

https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jamapediatrics/fullarticle/2815514?guestAccessKey=3f4cfe21-fba2-4b0f-9c4e-45be4e31a730&utm_source=silverchair&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=article_alert-jamapediatrics&utm_content=olf&utm_term=030424&adv=000004952210

It's so very important to TALK WITH, not at your child while playing. Use/model the same number of words/word approximations (+1 more at most) as your child is using. For example, "go", "car go", "car go in", "car goes up". Follow their lead and engage with them in play.

Need more specific ideas for your child? Email us! [email protected]

This cohort study investigates the longitudinal association between screen time and 3 measures of parent-child talk (adult words, child vocalizations, and conversational turns) when children are 12 to 36 months of age.