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For the first time ever, CHAT participated in Giving DuPage Days. This was a five-day virtual fundraiser (May ...

We closed our clinic on Monday, October 11, in observance of Indigenous Peoples' Day, and gathered our staff for team-building. ...

If you quickly google “echolalia,” the first definition you might see is “the meaningless, or unsolicited, repetition of ...

This presentation discusses the top mental health conditions in children in the US currently--ADHD, emotional-behavioral issues/disorders, and anxiety/depression--and ...

May marks both Asian and Pacific Islander Heritage Month and Better Speech and Hearing Month! With heightened anti-Asian violence, India’s COVID-19 crisis, and the invisibilization of Pacific ...

Templates are consistent written prompts that help organize information or create a narrative. Templates can provide structure to language tasks that ...

Image: @JustStutter This presentation discussed a comprehensive and inclusive approach to stuttering therapy for which the intended outcome ...

April 16th is World Voice Day. In recognition, we are sharing the timely presentation given to our whole team by one of ...

Scripts are written language that we expect our HxL to use expressively (through spoken or signed language or via AAC). These ...

Many hyperlexic learners (HxLs) have incredible capacity for memory that a neurotypical person can only dream of having. Due to their memory and ...

Music and language are both universal constructs that can be adapted and used in many ways. When we ...

Our last hyperlexia post introduced using social narratives to help prime our HxL for new experiences or expectations. We also touched briefly ...

Best friends in so many ways, two of CHAT’s high school students came to speech together every week ...

CHAT uplifts African American English (AAE), a dialect shared by many Black communities in the United States. Complex and systematic, AAE not only reflects the intricacies of human language, but also ...

Today’s Black History Month post features influential Black athletes and coaches, all of whom have paved the way ...

Social narratives, frequently known as “Social Stories,” are an extremely helpful tool when introducing a new scenario, elaborating on ...

Please note that within this blog, CHAT will use identity-first language (i.e. Autistic person, rather than person with Autism), as many activists in ...

Childhood Apraxia of Speech (CAS) is a condition involving difficulty with planning and programming movements for speech. With ...

Expectations are behaviors or actions that are expected to occur, while unexpected behaviors or actions are those that ...

Schedules are a staple of all therapy sessions, but are especially useful for hyperlexic learners (HxLs). Not only ...

Recently, CHAT held a professional development session for our team to discuss all things hyperlexia. At CHAT, all of our therapists are ...

As our country continues to amplify the injustice within our criminal legal system, CHAT uplifts youth with communication diagnoses ...

Approximately 19% of students who receive special education supports have a speech or language impairment, including many middle ...

November is Native American Heritage Month! Please note that within this blog we are using the words Native and Indigenous, as ...