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The National Institutes of Health says early intervention and speech therapy are key to helping children with speech and language disorders learn to communicate. But many children who need help don’t always get it. Also, one study suggests looking at disorders from a Native perspective can help professionals distinguish actual language disorders from speech associated with cultural and linguistic traits. We’ll look at the benefits of speech therapy and how to recognize when it’s in order.
Guests:
Christle Bearheels (Crow Creek Sioux Tribes of South Dakota) – speech-language pathologist
Dr. Christine Vining (Navajo) – speech-language pathologist at the Center for the Development and Disability at the Pedi at the health sciences center at UNMH
Sacheen Begay (Diné) – training specialist with EPICS, Education for Parents of Indian Children with Special Needs
Break 1 Music: In Beauty (The Remix) (song) Primeaux & Mike (artist) Road to Peace (album)
Break 2 Music: Mahk Jchi (song) Ulali (artist) Heartbeat: Voices of First Nations Women (album)
