RESOURCE Centre – Metro Hearing and Speech - Audiology and Communication Specialists, Moncton NB

Head Injuries, Concussions and Auditory Processing Disorders

There is emerging and accumulating evidence that heading injuries, including concussions, can result in an Auditory Processing Disorder. Auditory Processing simply refers to what we do with sound once we “hear” it. A person with an Auditory Processing Disorder (APD) presents with a persistent limitation in their ability to recognize...

Therapy Intensity

Speech and Language Therapy, How Much & How Long? There is much debate about therapy frequency and intensity. How long should sessions be and how frequently should they occur? There is no easy answer as the information can be different based on age (e.g. child or adult), type of disorder...

Academic Success: What Does Language Matter?

Difficulty with the Curriculum When we think about academic difficulty for students, we often think of the curriculum or the subject matter (e.g. math, social studies, science, English, etc.), which can be remediated with tutoring. However, what most people don’t know, is that there is a lot more that impacts...

Parkinson Disease & Speech Therapy

Parkinson Disease Parkinson disease (PD) is a neurodegenerative disease that deteriorates parts of the brain over time because of a loss of dopamine (Suchowersky et al., 2006). Parkinson disease impacts a variety of motor movements including those necessary for speech (e.g. tongue, lips, or jaw movement), swallowing, and limb movements...

What skills are assessed during APD Testing?

When we hear and understand speech, our auditory system has to perform a rather complex task of recognizing and interpreting sound. The process of recognizing and interpreting sound or speech involves the entire auditory pathway from the ear itself on through the brainstem and finally up to the temporal area...

Tips to Promote Speech & Language Development at Home

Parents and families are key to helping children develop speech and language skills. Children learn a large portion of what they know through indirect teaching (e.g. watching their parents or people in their environment), so it is important to consciously focus on the way you interact with your child. Consider...

Habits for a Healthy Voice

Our voice is produced when our two vocal cords, located in our voice box or larynx, vibrate together. This vibration happens when air comes up through our vocal cords and produces sound. If one or both of the cords are not working properly, you will experience a voice problem. To...

Tips for Communicating with Adults with Speech & Language Disorders

Communicating with older adults can often be difficult due to the physical, psychological, and social changes associated with aging; however, this difficulty also occurs when communicating with an adult with a speech or language disorder. Some great rules of thumb when communicating include: reducing background noises and distractions such as...