As a parent of two young children and a practicing speech language pathologist, I can relate how it feels to want to compare everything about our own children with others. I can also empathize how it feels to want to compare ourselves with other parents because of how our own child/children behave and perform in all areas. Once we start comparing, we start to wonder... "is my child normal?" "why is my child not talking as much?" "Why can't other people understand my child?"

Your loved one just had a brain injury (e.g., stroke, TBI from a fall or a car accident) and you noticed something is different about how they talk, their memory, or even how they act when they encounter a problem. You are not sure what to do and you don't know how and whom to ask for help. If this resonants with you, I hope you find the following discussion helpful. Stroke or any other brain injuries (e.g., TBI, brain cancer) can affect how a person functions in various a

In general, SLPs support anyone who struggles with speech, language, cognitive, voice, and swallowing difficulties and beyond. We, as SLPs,