Small Steps Pediatric Speech Therapy

10/23/2025

Vote for your favorite staff pumpkin! Happy spooky season to all of our families! Remember to wear your costume to therapy all next week! Voting link in comments!

10/21/2025

10/16/2025

So many of our kiddos have the knowledge and
receptive skills to participate in tasks to answer complex questions, participate in small group activities like weather and circletime and understand social routines to greet a person or comment on things happening around them. If their voice fails them, sometimes due to apraxia, cerebral accident or ASD; giving them the means to not only make requests, but share ideas, engage with peers and continue to grow in their development unhindered by their verbal delays is so critical! Follow the link in the comments to read more about the many functions of AAC!

We can't predict when (or even if) they'll talk, but it'd be such a shame to miss out on all of the learning opportunities while we get there!

10/12/2025

Sharing a testimony of AAC I found over the weekend! 🙌

When I tell people my daughter uses an AAC so many respond asking “why not teach her sign language?”

So my question is…. How many of you are fluent in sign language? Besides the simple and basic signs, similar to basic Spanish you’ve learned throughout the years.

Why is teaching her a language that’s not accessible and understood by majority of people a better idea than a high tech AAC app where she pushes a button and it speaks for her?

October is AAC awareness month! Let’s continue to normalize our technological advancements that are so beneficial and important for our disabled children.

We started on Proloquo2go before my daughter’s second birthday. We modeled it as often as possible. Gave her a large grid with robust language. We normalized it around different environments & with as many different communication partners as possible.

It didn’t happen over night. But it happened. She started using the device every single day to communicate her wants and needs. Then she started forming sentences on it.

And then she started speaking more words vocally with her own voice. And I swear it’s because of the AAC device. The way her brain learns and connects, when the device speaks words the same way consistently with no change in tone or dialect, it’s helped her.

She can say all the words, but she still has a language disorder and is not conversational. She rarely replies to questions. She can’t tell you how her day was, what she did, or what she ate yet.

Autism is complex. It’s understandably misunderstood. So I share our journey to give perspective. Because it’s important.

My daughter is 5.5 years old. She is joy, and she is Autistic.

10/09/2025

Follow the link in comments for further research-based information!

10/05/2025

Since October is AAC Awareness month, multiple software companies provide amazing deals throughout month! Check out these apps, many which can be downloaded onto your child's current IPad, tablet or phone for easy access! Feel free to DM us or contact your child's therapist if you have any questions!

10/05/2025

October is AAC Awareness Month! For speech therapists, this can be one of the hardest areas for parent "buy-in".....often due to myths associated with AAC use in therapy! Be on the lookout for a month long debunking of many of the myths about AAC, research based information on the benefits of AAC and parent resources for simple implementation of AAC in your home!

09/01/2025

A new, amazing opportunity for our community!

08/16/2025

Saying a sweet goodbye to Ms. Sara! Her bright personality and smiles for days will be sorely missed around our office! She has some kids that have been with her since 2022. We have a huge hole to fill as she embarks on the next adventure in her career! Wishing Ms. Sara the very best in all the things!! ❤️💙💚

07/09/2025

Join us in continuing our summer fun as we hike into camping week! Wear your boots and best fishing hat to therapy next week!