Hearing and Speech Connection - Billings

11/02/2025

October may be over, but awareness shouldn’t fade with the calendar. These families remind us that understanding and inclusion matter every day of the year. 💙💛

11/01/2025

🗣️ Today is National Autistic Speaking Day — This day reminds us that true understanding comes from inclusion, respect, and amplifying autistic perspectives — not speaking about autism, but listening to those who live it! 💙

If your child needs help developing the skills they need to communicate with the world around them, we have the tools to help!

10/31/2025

Happy Halloween from Hearing and Speech Connection!

10/29/2025

👄 Ever heard of orofacial myology? It’s all about helping your tongue, lips, and face muscles work the way they’re supposed to!
By retraining these muscles, we can help you improve things like mouth breathing, tongue thrust, speech sounds, and even sleep quality. 😴✨
It’s amazing how a few small changes can make such a big difference — in breathing, smiling, and feeling your best! Check out our video to learn more!

10/24/2025

🍪 Meet Collette Divitto — a trailblazing entrepreneur who didn’t let rejection stop her dreams. Born with Down syndrome, Collette turned “no” into her own yes by launching Collettey’s Cookies — a successful business that’s all about amazing treats and empowering people with disabilities. Her story is a sweet reminder that inclusion, determination, and believing in yourself can change the world. 💪❤️

Collette Divitto, a 30-year-old woman with Down syndrome, opened Collettey’s, a Boston bakery with the mission to hire people of all abilities. During the pa...

10/23/2025

✨ Meet Isabella Springmühl Tejada ✨
Guatemalan fashion designer. Trailblazer. Changemaker.

Isabella made history as the first fashion designer with Down syndrome to show at London Fashion Week. Through her brand, Down to Xjabelle, she celebrates Indigenous Guatemalan textiles and designs inclusive fashion for all body types — especially those often overlooked.
Her story is proof that passion and persistence can break any barrier. 💪👗

10/21/2025

Don't forget about our Halloween coloring contest! Details can be found here.

Get the kids involved and enter our special haloween coloring competiton

10/15/2025

Enter our Halloween coloring contest! Go to our Facebook to download the coloring page and get to creating something spooktacular!!

👻 Use crayons, markers, paint, glitter, feathers, or whatever your creative heart desires!

🎃 Submissions must be turned in by the end of day Oct 27th.

10/15/2025

Download here for our coloring contest:

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(See our other post for contest rules)

10/14/2025

🌊 Meet Karen Gaffney — a remarkable swimmer, advocate, and trailblazer for inclusion. She became the first person with Down syndrome to swim the English Channel (as part of a relay) and has completed many long-distance open water swims like across Lake Tahoe, Boston Harbor, and San Francisco Bay.

As President of the Karen Gaffney Foundation, she travels widely to speak about acceptance, capability, and the importance of full inclusion for people with intellectual disabilities.

Her story reminds us: with courage, passion, and perseverance, so many barriers are meant to be challenged. 💛

10/12/2025

We’re attending Peds-a-Palooza in New Orleans and learning so much great stuff to make our practice even better!

10/12/2025

🎨 Meet Tazia Fawley, a talented British artist with Down syndrome whose vibrant paintings have captured hearts around the world. One of her pieces even hangs in Kensington Palace — a gift to Prince George when he was born! 💛

Tazia’s work reminds us that creativity knows no limits. 🌟