Long before factories, mines, and cars filled the air with pollution, our distant ancestors were already living with a silent ...

Many multilingual children serve as “little interpreters” for their families, balancing translation duties with schoolwork.

With national increased prevalence of Autism Spectrum Disorder comes great local need for resources in Southwest Florida.

Despite federal law, disabled students can’t access playgrounds, lunchrooms, classes and bathrooms. With added funding, ...

Discover the meaning of “language deprivation” and why accessible language exposure for children born deaf or hard of hearing is important.

Barbara B. Shadden, an emeritus faculty member of the Communications Disorders Program, was recognized with the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association's Honors of the Association Award, the ...

Dr. Erica Lee from Boston Children's Hospital shares advice on how parents can respond when teachers raise concerns about their child falling behind in school.

SCSU Communication Sciences and Disorders faculty launched the POUNCE program in 2022 to address long waitlists worsened by COVID-19 while giving students hands-on experience. SCSU student clinicians ...

The study involved 45 typically developing children and 34 children with developmental language disorders between the ages of 5 and 10, all bilingual Catalan and Spanish speakers living in Catalonia.

Gestures and speech rhythms also aid comprehension in children with language difficulties Researchers are studying whether these communication cues can also help children with autism “The results can ...

Abstract: Speech sound disorder (SSD) is a type of developmental disorder in which children encounter persistent difficulties in correctly producing certain speech sounds. Conventionally, assessment ...