Get Involved!

For families in the area looking to get more involved in the community or are looking for something fun to do locally, here is the link to the Maple Valley Community Center. They offer various programs and support groups for all ages. Check it out!

Maple Valley Community Center

--Megan

4 Easy Tips

It can be hard to communicate with someone with a speech or language impairment.  You often don't know what to do, and many people just avoid the interaction altogether because they're afraid of doing something wrong.

Laura, a young woman with aphasia (a language disorder often caused by having a stroke), created a video outlining some tips for how to communicate with her:
A Lot Of People Find It Hard To Talk To Laura. So She Put Together 4 Easy Tips.
Her tips are helpful for talking with children and adults with a variety of speech and language difficulties: speech sound disorders (i.e. pronouncing certain sounds, like /r/ or /s/, incorrectly), autism spectrum disorder, dysarthria (i.e. weak and uncoordinated speech muscles), stuttering, or even hearing impairment.

--Sarah