Austin Area Speech and Language Services

Still good advice. Give yourself a break. We know you are doing your best!

Very real advice. Everyone is doing their best in this very difficult time. Being kind and staying connected is vastly more important than an arbitrary academic goal. When we emerge from this, who do we want to be as families? Please please cut yourself some slack.

This is a fabulous resource lovingly curated. Many parents ask us about where to donate clothing, books, toys etc. Check it out.
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What’s not to like?!

Your Kids (And You) Are Going To Love ‘Ada Twist, Scientist’ On Netflix The show is a great example of STEM for kids.

In an effort to protect our most vulnerable clients and family members, we have reinstated our mask requirement for the waiting room. Austin is back in Stage 5 and we are committed to protecting our unvaccinated pediatric population.

maybe more like one sound at a time...

Happy National Speech-Language Pathologist Day, friends! 💚

Miss Susanne (to a friend wiggling in her chair): do you need to go to the bathroom?
Friend: no I just need to boogie.

Austin Area Speech & Language Services will continue to follow CDC and Austin Public Health guidelines by requiring face masks and encouraging social distancing in our waiting area. We believe this is the best way to protect our therapists and clients from the ongoing pandemic. We also believe that by doing so, we hope to not contribute to another surge in Covid 19 cases in our area. Please contact your therapist if you have questions or concerns about our continued adherence to the wearing of masks.

Austin Area Speech & Language would like to express our deep sadness upon the tragic passing of a beloved pediatrician, Dr. Lindley Dodson. Our mutual patients have always spoken so highly about her kindness, compassion and commitment to the many children she treated. Our hearts go out to Dr. Dodson's family, friends and especially her children. All remain in our hearts and prayers.

Please be aware that not all hand sanitizer is created equal. We are missing seeing all of our wonderful clients in person but know that continuing to conduct sessions via Zoom is what is best for everyone's health and well-being.

Here are 9 hand sanitizers that the FDA warns can be toxic if absorbed by the body The Food and Drug Administration over the weekend issued a warning on nine alcohol-based hand sanitizers manufactured by Eskbiochem SA de CV in Mexico that...

Miss Mariel, our newest SLP sent this as a great idea for cooking at home with kids. Some of the recipes look pretty good!

Accessible Chef Home Visual recipes to teach basic cooking skills to people with intellectual disabilities