Posts by SpeakAbleSLP

Real Talk on Bilingualism: Frequently Asked Questions (2025 Edition)

Real Talk on Bilingualism: Frequently Asked Questions (2025 Edition)

Honest feedback for Canadian parents worried about exposure to other languages Questions about bilingualism, multilingualism and exposure to other languages...

The Benefits of Working with a Speech Therapy Assistant for Your Child’s Development

The Benefits of Working with a Speech Therapy Assistant for Your Child’s Development

When it comes to improving your child’s speech and language development, you want the best care possible — even while...

Halloween Teachable Moments for Speech, Language, and Social Skills

Halloween Teachable Moments for Speech, Language, and Social Skills

Halloween is not only a fun-filled holiday for kids but also a wonderful opportunity for learning and development, especially for...

Tele-practice can boost in-person treatment, during the pandemic and beyond

Our routines have changed drastically in light of the currently global pandemic. While many types of services are not feasible...

Web-based tele-practice will help keep children on track

Web-based tele-practice will help keep children on track

Our mandate as health care practitioners is to provide services to the public and to protect them from harm. In...

SpeakAble Protocols for Pandemic COVID-19

Coronavirus (COVID-19) has officially been declared a pandemic by the World Health Organization (WHO). There are still many unknowns but...

Vocal Hygiene: keeping your larynx healthy

Vocal Hygiene: keeping your larynx healthy

Brush. Rinse. Repeat. Wash. Rinse. Repeat. Repeat, repeat, repeat. We have all grown up participating in daily rituals each and...

Taking action on your child’s speech and language issues

Taking action on your child’s speech and language issues

After a restorative summer, kids are back in school, and both they and their parents are facing a long list...

Your Voice, Your Identity

Your Voice, Your Identity

Close your eyes. Can you hear what your favourite singer sounds like? Can you do an impression of a famous...

What it’s like living with autism as a young adult in 2018

What it’s like living with autism as a young adult in 2018

In this first post for Speakable, Montreal writer Mat Vaillancourt describes the differences between people on the spectrum and how...