Baby
Confronting Speech Delays Without Family Support
“But Einstein didn’t talk until he was three!” What to do when your child has a speech delay and your family thinks you’re an overzealous neurotic nut?
Baby
What To Do When You Suspect Your Child Is Speech Delayed
Because freaking out and drinking heavily are surprisingly ineffective!
Baby
Baby Sign Language 101
Teach your baby or toddler how to communicate with their hands. (It’s a huge hit at parties!)
Toddler
Dealing with Developmental-Delay Deniers
“My daughter is speech delayed. So why is my family arguing with me about it?”
Toddler
What to Expect in Speech Therapy
How to get the most out of early intervention services.
Toddler
Special Needs, The Second Time Around
How to prepare yourself for another ride on the Early Intervention roller coaster.
Toddler
Dispatches From Speech Delay Island
My son is about to be evaluated for a speech delay and I’ve never felt so alone.
Baby
Speech “Delays” and Way-Too-Early Intervention
A mom thinks her baby may be speech-delayed. Should she be concerned? Or is she possibly overreacting?
Education
Navigating the World of Special Education Preschool
Helping parents who are looking into special education preschool options for their speech-delayed child.
Health & Safety
Why Are Girls With Autism Different?
It’s often said that girls on the autism spectrum “present differently,” but what exactly does that mean? Today we’re looking at both generalities and a few hallmark specifics of how autistic girls are unlike their male counterparts.
Health & Safety
Speech Delay: To Evaluate or Not To Evaluate
A mom is being told to have her toddler sent to a speech therapist but wants to understand the benefits of doing so first. Amalah has very strong opinions about this.
Education
Special Needs Services: Public, Private or Both?
A mom is getting increasingly more special needs diagnoses for her toddler and has been DIYing her therapies so far. She asks about the pros and cons of going through the Early Intervention process.
Toddler
Potty Training Wars: The “I Won’t Go At School” Kid
A young preschooler is afraid to use the potty at preschool so Amalah gives advice on playing Parent Detective.
Toddler
When Your Child Can’t Talk (and You Don’t Know What to Say About That)
How does one handle the unwarranted comments and advice you get about your speech-delayed child? We have experience and thoughts.
Education
A Commonsense, Non-Scary Guide to Your First IEP Meeting
My young child’s eligibility/IEP determination meeting is coming up soon and I’m nervous they’re going to tell me she’s caught up enough and I’m still concerned. How do I pushback, but nicely?
Toddler
Speech Delays in the Age of Coronavirus
Help! I think my toddler may be speech delayed. But also, we’re bilingual at home. How do I get them evaluated during the COVID-19 shutdowns? What can I do?
Toddler
All Talk, No Babble
Help! My toddler is very quiet and not even babbling. I am concerned that they should be evaluated sooner. Do you have advice?