Language & Speech Links
Sections of this page: Problems in Children & Teens | Stuttering | Organizations and Associations | Sample Books in the Family Health Library
Speech and Language Impairments
(National Dissemination Center for Children with Disabilities) Also available in Spanish
Activities to Encourage Speech and Language Development
(American Speech-Language-Hearing Association)
Auditory Processing Disorder in Children
(National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders) Also available in Spanish
Delayed Speech or Language Development
(Nemours Foundation)
Speech and Language Delay: What Does This Mean for My Child?
(American Academy of Family Physicians) Also available in Spanish
Developmental Dyspraxia
(National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke)
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Did You Know…
(Stuttering Foundation of America) - Links to PDF
If You Think Your Child Is Stuttering...
(Stuttering Foundation of America) Also available inSpanish
Overview of Speech Therapy for Preschool Children Who Stutter
(National Stuttering Association)
Overview of Speech Therapy for School-Age Children Who Stutter
(National Stuttering Association)
Overview of Speech Therapy for Teenagers Who Stutter
(National Stuttering Association)
Stuttering
(National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders) Also available in Spanish
Stuttering
Stuttering Foundation
Stuttering Homepage
Information on stuttering and other fluency problems; includes therapy and research findings, support groups, conferences, etc. Has sections just for kids and teens. Created by Minnesota State University.
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Directory of Organizations
(National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders)
Speech to Speech Services: Access Numbers in the United States
(Federal Communications Commission)
American Speech-Language-Hearing Association
National Institute for the Deaf & Other Communication Disorders
Health information on hearing, deafness, ear infections, balance, taste & smell, voice, speech and language. Information in Spanish .
National Stuttering Foundation
Support and information for family and patient. Can find local support groups. Has publications, workshops and video tapes available.
Stuttering Foundation of America
A nonprofit, charitable association concerned with the prevention and improved treatment of stuttering; they distribute over a million publications to the public and professionals each year. Includes advice on choosing a therapist; the range of costs; goals and expectations one should have for therapy.
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- “Childhood Speech, Language & Listening Problems: What Every Parent Should Know” by Patricia Hamaguchi; Wiley, 2001
- “How Babies Tallk: the Magic and Mystery of Language in the First Three Years of Life” by Roberta Golinkoff; Penguin, 2000
- “Late Talker: What to do if Your Child Isn’t Talking Yet” by Marilyn Agin; St. Martin ’s Press, 2003
- “Teach Me How to Say It Right; Helping Your Child with Articulation Problems” by Dorothy Dougherty; New Harbinger Publ, 2005
- “Trouble Talking: A Guide for the Parents of Children With Speech and Language Difficulties” by James Law; Jessick Kingsley Publ, 1996
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