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A collection of helpful articles and videos about autism spectrum disorder, including how to improve expressive and receptive language, social communication, and more. 

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A collection of helpful information about common speech and language issues, communication milestones expected at different ages, and speech therapy may be needed. 

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A collection of helpful articles and videos about feeding and swallowing, including what feeding therapy is, tips for handling mealtimes with sensory food aversions, feeding and swallowing milestones, and more.

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How to Avoid a Toddler Meltdown During Transitions

Stop Rambling and Avoid Wordiness with These 5 Expert Tips

How Speech Therapy Can Help English Language Learners Communicate

Teaching Your Child to Name Body Parts: A Parent’s Guide

How Does Aphasia Affect a Person's Speech?

Next Steps: What to Do After Your Child Is Diagnosed with Autism

A Day in the Life of a Consult Speech Therapist at Expressable

Early Signs of Reading Problems and How to Help Your Child

Can ADHD Cause a Speech Delay? How to Help Your Child Thrive

The Vital Role of Speech Therapists in the Intensive Care Unit (ICU)

The Difference Between ABA and Speech Therapy for Autistic Children

Guide to Baby-Led Weaning: When to Start, Which Foods to Use, and What to Avoid

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An expert collection of articles and videos about communication issues such as early language development, speech delay, lisps, stuttering, and much more. 

Can a Child with a Speech Delay Catch Up on Their Own?

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Help Your Child Learn to Communicate with Success This School Year

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5 Pieces of Outdated Advice About Kids’ Speech and Language Development

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How to Make New Friends as an Adult

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It’s important to monitor your child’s developmental milestones, but sometimes it can lead to stress and anxiety. Here’s how parents can find balance.

Are You Stressed About Your Child’s Development? 4 Tips to Find Calm

Get expert tips and suggestions for having a conversation with your older child or teen about starting speech therapy.

How to Talk with Your Older Child About Starting Speech Therapy

Abby Barnes, M.S., CCC-SLP

Inga Hyatt, M.S., CCC-SLP

Learn how adolescents and teens can benefit from speech therapy and how to find a speech therapist for your teenager.

Why Teenagers Receive Speech Therapy and How It Works

What are the best activities for babies? Find out how to support your 9-month-old’s development using these fun activities.

6 Fun Activities for 9-Month-Olds

It's important that children master their /r/ sounds. It's one of the most common sounds in the English language. Read more about /r/ production.

Helping Children Pronounce Their /r/ Sounds

Learn the communication milestones typical for 2-year-olds. This will help you determine if your toddler needs speech and language support.

Speech and Language Milestones for 2-Year-Olds

Speech therapy helps 2-year-olds who aren’t reaching age-appropriate milestones. Learn how to know if your toddler needs speech therapy and what to expect.

How Does Speech Therapy Work for 2-Year-Olds?

6 years old

Your baby hears you talking to them, but what do they really understand? Try these tips to uncover just how much language your child comprehends.

3 Ways to Tell if Your Baby Understands You

Speech and language skills can affect your child's social development and academic success at school.

How Speech-Language Disorders Affect a Child’s Classroom Performance

4 years old

A speech and language evaluation determines whether your child needs speech therapy. Here's what happens during an evaluation and how to prepare.

What Is a Speech Therapy Evaluation for Children and How to Prepare

Learn the communication milestones to look for in kids ages 6-10, along with signs that your child may have a speech or language disorder.

Speech and Language Milestones for Children in Elementary School 

Try these 5 fun, easy games and activities to practice speech and language at home with your toddler. 

5 Speech Therapy Games for Toddlers and Preschoolers

Learn why 3-year-olds might need speech therapy, how to find a speech therapist, and what speech therapy sessions are like for toddlers.

How Does Speech Therapy Work for 3-Year-Olds?

It's important to know how to spot the signs and symptoms of a speech delay and seek help early. The sooner speech therapy can start, the better.

The Importance of Early Speech Intervention

Is it normal for a 4-year-old to not talk much? Learn the speech and language milestones for age 4, why your preschooler may not be talking, and what to do next. 

Why Is My 4-Year-Old Not Talking?

How do you know if your 4-year-old needs speech therapy? What will sessions look like, and how long will speech therapy take? We share the answers here.

How Does Speech Therapy Work for 4-Year-Olds?

Here's how to help your child learn the communication skills they need to advocate for themselves and succeed socially and at school.

High school

What if your 2-year-old seems to understand everything but isn’t talking yet, or if they babble but don't use words? Here’s what might be happening. 

When Your Toddler Seems to Understand Everything, But Doesn’t Talk

In this video, you'll learn helpful techniques to use at home to help your child follow directions and improve their communication skills.

How to Teach Young Children to Follow Directions

A new study reveals how screen time affects kids' speech and language development. Here's what to know, including tips for limiting screens.

New Research: Does Screen Time Cause Delayed Development in Toddlers?

When do boys start talking? Is it normal for boys to talk later than girls? Learn what to look for in your child’s speech and language development.

Do Boys Start Talking Later than Girls?

Learn how and when to start playing with your baby, and what kinds of interactive play can help your baby's growth and development.

How Can You Play with Your Baby?

Children with a speech delay or disorder may have a harder time making friends and succeeding in school. Here’s what parents need to know.

New Research: Children with Speech Disorders May Have Problems Making Friends 

Is it hard for your child to make friends? Here are 3 ways parents can help their preteen or teen learn the social skills needed to make friends. 

3 Ways to Help Your Teenager Make Friends

Our speech therapists recommend these fun books for practicing the “th” sound with your child at home. 

7 Fun Children's Books for Practicing the “TH” Sound

12-24 months

Our speech therapists recommend these books to help your baby, toddler, or school-age child develop speech and language skills.

9 Fun Children's Books that Help with Speech and Language Skills

Help your child pronounce the /k/ and /g/ speech sounds clearly with these tips and home practice activities from speech therapists.

Helping Children Improve Their /K/ and /G/ Sounds

Your child is never too old to start speech therapy. Learn the speech and language milestones to look for and signs of communication problems.

It's Never Too Late for Your Child to Start Speech Therapy

Social communication--knowing the verbal and nonverbal rules of conversation--is important, but it doesn't come easily to everyone. 

What Are Social Pragmatics, or Social Communication Disorders?

Learn the feeding and swallowing milestones for toddlers 12 to 36 months old, plus tips for helping your toddler try new foods.

Feeding and Swallowing Milestones for Toddlers (1 to 3 Years Old)

Are you concerned about your child's speech and language skills, or your own? Our screener will let you know if a speech evaluation is needed.


Take Our Quiz to See if Your Child Needs Help with Speech and Language

Elementary school

Start a conversation and get tips for talking with your child, preteen, or teenager, whether they have a language delay or just don't have much to say.

How to Have a Better Conversation with Your Child

What are the best toys for babies? Find out how to play with your 6-month-old using these fun toys and activities.

Top Toys for 6-Month-Olds

Children with communication issues may struggle with social and emotional development, affecting their school performance. Here's how to help.

How Communication Issues Can Impact a Child’s Social and Emotional Well-being

Some children are delayed in reaching communication milestones. The cause could be an expressive or receptive language disorder.

The Definitive Guide to Expressive and Receptive Language Disorders

5 years old

It's never too late for speech therapy. Learn the communication skills and milestones to look for in your teen and how speech therapy can help.

Speech, Language, and Communication Milestones for Teens

A speech therapist-approved guide to must-have baby registry items: toys, books, sippy cups, and more that can benefit your baby's development. 


Top Items for Your Baby Registry to Promote Language and Feeding Development

0-12 months

Learn how to use empathy with your child and teach them to express their feelings and emotions in a healthy way.

Using Empathy Helps Your Child Talk About Their Feelings

Some children have a learning disability that affects how they read. Learn the types and signs of reading disabilities and how to help your child.

Could Your Child Have a Reading Disorder?

Children who can't pronounce certain sounds or words by an expected age may have a speech sound disorder. Learn about symptoms and treatment.

Diagnosing and Treating Speech Sound Disorders

As a child’s language develops, they start incorporating longer phrases of words into their speech. However, some kiddos need extra help to encourage longer spoken phrases. In this article, we cover simples tips you can begin practicing with your child today.

How to Help Your Child Use Longer Phrases When Talking

You can help your toddler say their first word! Here are practical ways to teach your child to talk during everyday routines.

How Can You Teach Your Toddler to Talk?

Is it normal for a 3-year-old to not talk yet? Learn the speech and language milestones for age 3, why your preschooler may not be talking, and what to do next.

Why Is My 3-Year-Old Not Talking?

Through playing, kids explore their environment, develop language skills, and more! Here's how to use play to help your child learn to talk.

Using Play to Promote Speech and Language Development

How many words should your 18-month-old be using? Learn the speech milestones for 18 months and how to help your child learn to talk.

How Many Words Should an 18-Month-Old Say?

Learn the signs of developmental language disorder, how it’s diagnosed and treated, and 6 ways you can help your child with DLD at home. 

What Is Developmental Language Disorder (DLD)?

The definitive resource: When speech therapy is needed, how therapy works, and tips to help your child talk and communicate more clearly at home.

The Ultimate Guide to Speech Therapy for Children

Here’s how to help your child get ready for their first day of preschool or kindergarten, from practicing classroom tasks to working on communication.

Helping Your Child Prepare to Start School for the First Time

Reading comprehension is a crucial skill for children's academic success. Here are some reading techniques you can practice at home with your child.

7 Tips for Improving Your Child’s Reading Comprehension

Strong executive function skills help your child succeed in school. Here are tips that parents can use to improve these skills.

How You Can Improve Your Child's Executive Function Skills

Learn the signs of a problem with social pragmatics, and how speech therapy can help kids and teens with a social communication disorder. 

Supporting Social Communication Skills in Older Children and Teens

Keep your 2-year-old busy, entertained, and learning with these top toys recommended by speech therapists.

Top Toys for 2-Year-Olds

Social communication skills are needed in both verbal and written communication. Learn about the social skills needed when messaging people. 

The “Social Rules” for Messaging People–and How to Use Them

There are several communication milestones to look for in your 6-year-old. Here’s what to expect from your 6-year-old’s speech and language.

Speech and Language Milestones for 6-Year-Olds

Is your kindergartener on track with their speech and language? Here's how to know if your 5-year-old needs speech therapy and what sessions are like.

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