Resources for Families

Plain-language guides from our speech-language pathologists, to help you understand what you're seeing and hearing at home.

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  Insurance and Superbills

  How out-of-network billing works at TLC Speech Therapy: what a superbill is, the codes on it, our session fees, and the questions to ask your insurance about reimbursement.

  For families who want to seek insurance reimbursement for therapy.

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  Is It Stuttering?

  How to tell the everyday bumps in a young child’s speech from stuttering, what raises the chance it will continue, and how to help at home.

  For parents who notice their child repeating sounds or getting stuck on words.

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  Talking with Someone Who Has Aphasia

  Practical tips for family and friends of someone with aphasia after a stroke or brain injury: how to keep conversations clear, patient, and respectful.

  For families and friends of someone living with aphasia.

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  Speech Intelligibility by Age

  How much of your child’s speech strangers should understand at each age, in single words and in sentences, and why those two are measured separately.

  For parents who find their child hard to understand, or hear that others do.

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  Picky Eater or Feeding Problem?

  How to tell typical picky eating from a feeding problem that needs help: a quick side-by-side check based on the SOS Approach to Feeding, plus red flags from Feeding Matters.

  For parents worried that their child’s picky eating might be more than a phase.

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  Language Milestones by Age

  What most children understand and say from 12 months to 5 years, including how many words to expect at each age, based on ASHA and CDC milestones.

  For parents wondering whether their child is talking as much as they should be.

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  Speech Sounds by Age

  The average age children learn to say each English consonant, from p and m around age 2 to "th" around age 6, with an example word for every sound.

  For parents wondering which sounds their child should be able to say by now.

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  Phonological Processes

  A parent’s guide to the sound patterns young children use while learning to talk, like "tat" for "cat" or "wabbit" for "rabbit", and the ages most children outgrow them.

  For parents wondering whether their child’s speech errors are typical for their age.