by speakeasymin | Dec 18, 2025 | News, Speech Therapy
Recent Medicaid funding changes are putting pressure on speech-language pathologists, especially in North Carolina. After the federal One Big Beautiful Bill Act shifted more Medicaid costs to states, North Carolina introduced reimbursement cuts of 3%–10% despite...
by speakeasymin | Nov 20, 2025 | Motivation, Speech Therapy
The quote “Communication is a right, not a privilege” reminds us that every voice matters and deserves to be heard. When people are given the tools, respect, and space to express themselves, they gain the power to connect, advocate, grow, and contribute to the world...
by speakeasymin | Nov 6, 2025 | News, Speech Therapy
Stanford researchers are exploring whether AI could help fill the huge gap in speech therapy services for kids, since there aren’t nearly enough speech-language pathologists to meet the need. Right now, the big-name language models — even advanced ones like GPT-4 and...
by speakeasymin | Oct 21, 2025 | News, Speech Therapy
October 22 is International Stuttering Awareness Day. This is a great opportunity to focus public attention on a complex disorder that touches 70 million people around the world and more than 3 million in the U.S. alone. In this fantastic article, The Stuttering...
by speakeasymin | Oct 18, 2025 | Motivation, Speech Therapy
In speech therapy, “small wins each day add up to big results” means that progress is built step by step. Practicing a sound correctly, using a new technique in conversation, or even building confidence to speak up are all victories. Over time, these daily successes...
by speakeasymin | Oct 3, 2025 | Speech Therapy
The prevalence of speech sound disorders in young children is 8 to 9 %. By the first grade, roughly 5 percent of children have noticeable speech disorders; the majority of these speech disorders have no known cause. -NIDCD, 2015 Do you know someone dealing with a...
