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Signs of Speech & Language Difficulties
Some signs of speech and language difficulties are easy to spot. Others are easy to miss. Speech therapy can support so much more than pronunciation, including communication, fluency, social skills, feeding, literacy, and confidence. If you’ve ever wondered whether...
Overheard in Pediatric Speech Therapy: “He understands it…he just doesn’t answer.”
For many children, it’s common to understand a question but still struggle to respond. That delay sometimes gets mistaken for disinterest or defiance, but it’s often just the child having difficulty processing the information they were given. Some kids need more time...
March is National Athletic Training Month & Brain Injury Awareness Month
March is National Athletic Training Month & Brain Injury Awareness Month--shout out to RSI's two Athletic Trainers, Jared Olsen and Christine Duffy. They are doing amazing things protecting and helping the athletes at Madison School District #321 and Sugar-Salem...
Overheard in Pediatric Speech Therapy: Sometimes the best way to practice speech is with movement.
Overheard in Pediatric Speech Therapy: Sometimes the best way to practice speech is with movement. Speech therapy does not always happen sitting at a table. Sometimes kids are climbing, jumping, pushing, or swinging. There are good reasons for that. Why you might see...
Overheard in Pediatric Therapy: What’s the Difference Between Pediatric OT and Pediatric PT?
Same swing. Different purpose. If your child has been referred to therapy, you’ll probably hear OT and PT and wonder… aren’t those basically the same thing? Nope! While therapy activities may sometimes look similar, the goals behind them are very different. Pediatric...
Your Child Is Safe Here
Your child is safe here. Parents often ask whether they should stay during therapy sessions. Our answer is always the same: the choice is yours. Some parents choose to stay, some choose to step out, and sometimes therapists and parents decide together that goals may...