Monmouth Speech & Cognition

04/30/2026

Your daily routine is already a speech therapy session, you just might not know it yet.
Bath time, breakfast, the drive to school, bedtime. 🛁📚🚌✏️

These repeated, predictable moments are some of the most powerful language learning opportunities your child has. No prep, no materials, no extra time needed.

Swipe to see how to make the most of the routines you already have. Save this one and share it with a caregiver in your life who could use it.

04/30/2026

Some amazing speech therapy tips we wanted to share!

Dr. Dani Gaff of Messy Speech and Language Therapy in Elkhart talks about communicating with people who have language processing differences.

04/29/2026

Not all children learn language the same way, and that is a beautiful thing.

Gestalt Language Processors learn language in whole phrases and chunks rather than word by word, and it is far more common than most people realize.

If this sounds like your child, swipe to learn more. Save this and share it with your child’s teacher or care team.

04/29/2026

It is what we show up for every single day.
Every child communicates differently, some with words, some with gestures, some with a device, some with a smile that says everything.

Our job is to meet them exactly where they are and help them share what is already inside them with the world.

If your child is on their communication journey and you are looking for the right support, we would love to be part of it.

Book a free screening at monmouthspeechandcognition.com

04/28/2026

This month and every month, we celebrate our autistic clients, families and community.
Here are 3 things we think are genuinely remarkable about the autistic brain:

💡 Deep focus. Many autistic people have an extraordinary ability to dive deep into the things they love, building knowledge, skill and passion that is truly one of a kind.

🌍 Noticing what others miss. A heightened sensitivity to the world means autistic people often pick up on details, patterns and beauty that others walk right past.

💬 Honest, direct communication. There is something incredibly refreshing about a person who means exactly what they say. That kind of authenticity is a gift.

Autism is not something to fix. It is something to understand, support and celebrate.

04/27/2026

Anxiety has a voice, and sometimes it is the reason communication feels so hard.

Whether it shows up as rushing, silence, avoidance or a shaky voice, the connection between anxiety and speech is real and very treatable.

Swipe to see how anxiety can show up in the way we speak and how speech therapy helps. Save this for anyone who needs to see it.

04/26/2026

Every child has ideas worth sharing, sometimes they just need a little help getting them out. 💡

Speech therapy is about so much more than sounds and words. It is about making sure your child can express what is going on inside their head, their thoughts, their ideas, their feelings, fully and confidently.

Because every big idea deserves to be heard.

04/23/2026

You know that song your child has asked you to play 47 times today? It is actually doing important work. 🎵

Music and language are deeply connected in the brain, and singing together is one of the simplest and most joyful ways to build speech and language skills at any age.

04/21/2026

Dysarthria is a motor speech disorder that affects the muscles used for speaking, making speech sound slurred, slow, soft or difficult to understand. It can happen after a stroke, brain injury, or as part of a neurological condition like Parkinson’s, MS or Cerebral Palsy.

Swipe to learn more about how speech therapy supports people living with Dysarthria.

04/21/2026

You may have heard of stuttering, but cluttering is far less talked about and just as real. Cluttering is a fluency disorder where speech comes out too fast, too jumbled, or with sounds and syllables running together in a way that is hard to follow. The person speaking often does not even notice it is happening.

The good news? It is absolutely treatable with the right support. Swipe to learn more about what cluttering is, what it sounds like, and how speech therapy helps. 🤝🏻⭐️

04/19/2026

They can talk. They just can’t talk right now, and that distinction matters more than most people realize. 🌼

Selective Mutism is an anxiety disorder that is widely misunderstood and often dismissed as shyness or stubbornness. With the right support, children with Selective Mutism absolutely thrive.
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04/17/2026

Breakthroughs with In-Home Speech Therapy! Great article for anyone who is curious.

This article explores five transformative breakthroughs that become possible when speech therapy crosses the threshold into the home.