Tobin Speech-Language Pathology Services

07/22/2025

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06/01/2024

A-Z for the SLP… where to start? ADVOCACY

From Merriam-Webster: Noun: the act or process of supporting a cause or proposal : the act or process of advocating

Advocacy means different things for different people.

An SLP might support a client as they learn to successfully self-advocate by learning/ re-learning to communicate. A parent may be learning to successfully advocate for their child’s needs. A medical professional may have to advocate for patient/ client needs. An educational advocate may work with a family to advocate for a student’s educational needs.

What’s your advocacy story?

03/31/2024

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03/20/2024

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03/20/2024

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Do’s and Don’ts for supporting communication!

And don’t worry, we allllllll do the don’ts sometimes - you should see some videos I have and I’m like 😬😬 - but it DOES help to be aware and to try not to make it a habit!

What would you add?!? ⤵️

03/17/2024

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03/02/2024

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Last week I posted “Don’t try this at home” and many people said that saying “say” works!

And well, yes- this can get a child to say a word. I do this often when working on articulation - because that’s focusing on the sounds a child makes. But when we are working on supporting communication development - saying “say” can be confusing for gestalt language processors AND creates prompt dependency.

I’d much rather just say the word (ie “car”) and see if the child can learn the word naturally and ideally use it in the future authentically rather than being prompted. ❤️

03/01/2024

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