Kate McDonough MS, Ccc-Slp, LLC

Kate McDonough MS, Ccc-Slp, LLC In-home and community based speech therapy services, serving Fairfield and New Haven Counties. Teletherapy services available upon request.

Currently accepting Blue Cross Blue Shield, Aetna, United Healthcare, Cigna and Husky.

Summer Pause in School Services? Here Are Some Ways To Support Your Child.If your child receives speech and language ser...
05/31/2025

Summer Pause in School Services? Here Are Some Ways To Support Your Child.
If your child receives speech and language services at school, then you may be seeking ways to help your child continue or maintain their progress over the summer. This article from the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association offers tips and advice.

If your child receives speech and language services at school, then you may be seeking ways to help your child continue or maintain their progress over the summer.

TALK: Free Program Offers Tips and Resources for FamiliesIf you have concerns about your child's speech and language dev...
05/29/2025

TALK: Free Program Offers Tips and Resources for Families
If you have concerns about your child's speech and language development, you're not alone. TALK is a free texting program from the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association and Lantern. It offers families information, strategies, and connections to professional and peer support. Sign up today.

Families Lantern lights the way for families. Sign Up Helping Families One Text at a Time By Child’s Age Temper tantrums are a normal (not-so-fun) part of life with a toddler. Try to prevent tantrums before they happen. Here are some tips! By Location The Bronx Children’s Museum is hosting ArtSp...

Confident Campers: How to Help Children With Speech-Language DisordersGetting ready for camp can be exciting—and a littl...
05/27/2025

Confident Campers: How to Help Children With Speech-Language Disorders
Getting ready for camp can be exciting—and a little overwhelming. Children with speech, language, and social communication disorders may need extra support as they prepare for this big change to their daily routines and environments. This articles shares tips with families. contest

Getting ready for camp can be exciting—and a little overwhelming. Children with speech, language, and social communication disorders may need extra support as they prepare for this big change to their daily routines and environments.

Summer Hearing Protection TipsFireworks. Sporting events. Concerts. Some of our favorite summer pastimes are noisy—so no...
05/23/2025

Summer Hearing Protection Tips
Fireworks. Sporting events. Concerts. Some of our favorite summer pastimes are noisy—so noisy that they can permanently damage our hearing. Luckily, it's easy to reduce your risk of hearing loss by taking a few simple steps.

Summer brings plenty of fun activities, but some of our favorite pastimes can also be noisy—so noisy that they can permanently damage our hearing, according to the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association (ASHA).

Tips for Care Partners: Helping Adults With Swallowing DisordersPeople who have swallowing disorders often need help eat...
05/22/2025

Tips for Care Partners: Helping Adults With Swallowing Disorders
People who have swallowing disorders often need help eating and drinking safely. Support from care partners, companions, and loved ones is critical to a person’s recovery and to successful management of these disorders.

People who have swallowing disorders often need help eating and drinking safely. Support from care partners, companions, and loved ones is critical to a person’s recovery.

Beyond Spoken Words: Augmentative and Alternative CommunicationAugmentative and alternative communication (AAC) can help...
05/19/2025

Beyond Spoken Words: Augmentative and Alternative Communication
Augmentative and alternative communication (AAC) can help people communicate effectively and independently. AAC can be used at any age. Learn more about AAC options for children, and how a speech-language pathologist can help.

Children may benefit from augmentive and alternative communication (AAC) if they have communication disorders or medical diagnoses that make it difficult to be understood by their family, caregivers and peers. AAC can be used at any age, even during the infant and toddler years.​

Your Child’s Communication Development: Birth to Five YearsHow does a child’s communication skills develop in their firs...
05/16/2025

Your Child’s Communication Development: Birth to Five Years
How does a child’s communication skills develop in their first years of life? What should you do if your child isn’t meeting expected milestones? This video offers important information for families, including when to see an audiologist or speech-language pathologist

How does a child’s communication skills develop in their first five years of life? What milestones should caregivers expect—and what should they do if their ...

Improving Conversations With People Who Have Communication DifficultiesSpeech and language disorders are common in adult...
05/14/2025

Improving Conversations With People Who Have Communication Difficulties
Speech and language disorders are common in adults. Some people have difficulties understanding language, whereas other people have trouble expressing themselves. Some people have difficulties with both. Be a good communication partner!

Speech and language disorders are common in adults. Some people have difficulties understanding language, whereas other people have trouble expressing themselves. Some people have difficulties with both. Be a good communication partner!

HEAR Texting Program for Parents and CaregiversIn the U.S., 1 child in 500 is born deaf or hard of hearing. More than 90...
05/12/2025

HEAR Texting Program for Parents and Caregivers
In the U.S., 1 child in 500 is born deaf or hard of hearing. More than 90% of deaf children are born to parents who hear, which can make the news of a hearing loss very unexpected. This free program for families provides information, resources, and support.

Learn MoreLearn MoreLearn More Get Tips for Families Caring for a child can be heartwarming and challenging. Lantern shares trusted information from pregnancy through pr***en. We support, inform, encourage and connect families, brightening the caregiving journey. Get Tips Partner with Us You’re do...

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