Show Notes
Discover what’s possible when progress starts at home.
Lenora Edwards is a Certified Speech Language Pathologist with over 10 years of experience treating children and adults. She is the Chief Knowledge Officer at Better Speech, a US-based, online service provider with 150 speech therapists working with individuals of all ages.
In today’s conversation, we discuss:
- Benefits and considerations of delivering services online
- What a typical online session looks like
- The various populations Lenora works with
- The difference between a speech delay and a speech disorder
- Common speech difficulties among autistic people
- What Lenora enjoys about working with autistic people
- Common misconceptions about speech therapy
- How to encourage families to use Alternative Augmentative Communication with their autistic loved ones
- Advice for parents who want to improve their children’s language skills at home
To learn more about Lenora Edwards and her work, please visit: betterspeech.com
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