Lily Pad Speech and Language Services

03/03/2023

Some research on pacifiers.

Inhibiting infants' tongue movements impedes their ability to distinguish between speech sounds, researchers have found. The study is the first to discover a direct link between infants' oral-motor movements and auditory speech perception.

11/26/2020

Great article! We need to address breathing concerns early on.

Inspiratory flow limitation is different from obstructive sleep apnea and therefore requires different approaches to treatment.

06/28/2017

So important!

Screening a child’s airway may not be the first thing that comes to mind when thinking about the job of a Speech-Language Pathologist. The truth is, the integrity of a child’s airway should be on everyone’s radar.

03/15/2016

Interesting.

According to a new study, Parkinson’s disease could begin in the gut and spread to the brain via the vagus nerve.

02/12/2016

Could 99% of those who change diapers be doing it wrong? It is dumbfounding to learn that by pulling a babies legs up with one hand it can be causing nerve interference leading to colic in infants.

01/31/2016

Smart kid. Great idea!

These food dividers, discovered by The Grommet, keep foods separate and create a “wall” to push food onto spoon. Great for kids and people with special needs.

12/07/2015

Will you watch?

A documentary focusing on how people with autism experience love and manage romantic relationships is set to appear on PBS.

12/04/2015

Great review of echolalia

When my daughter Jess was a toddler, we had a set of board books about the Disney Babies, which were the "baby" versions of Mickey, Minnie and Donald. Jess loved these books. For months, every nigh...

11/24/2015

I thought this was interesting.

Inhibiting infants’ tongue movements impedes their ability to distinguish between speech sounds, researchers with the University of British Columbia have found. Email

08/10/2015

Interesting.

A genetic switch left in the “on” position has been identified as a likely cause of autism in some children affected by the developmental disorder, a study has found.

04/03/2015

Very exciting new research.

The best discoveries are often found completely by accident. It seems that may be happening again for Autism. Dr Theoharis Theoharides (Dr. Theo) from Tufts University, has come across a breakthrough in Autism. Several years ago when Dr Theoharides was researching a completely different disease call…

11/04/2014

Please be aware.

State finds several violations at Webster Child Care Center.