speech

Woman who has a stammer offers advice for parents of toddlers who stammer

Woman who has a stammer offers advice for parents of toddlers who stammer

“It’s okay to stammer.” While the internet may have its flaws, there is one thing we can always depend on it for – to find or build a community for underrepresented people in traditional forms of media. Social media has thankfully become a powerhouse for the disabled community and allows those to be represented, to […]

3 years ago

Charlie Bird reveals he’s planning to clone his voice as speech deteriorates

Charlie Bird reveals he’s planning to clone his voice as speech deteriorates

Not all is lost. Charlie Bird has revealed that he is set to have his voice cloned after it has begun to deteriorate following his Motor Neurone Disease diagnosis. The former RTÉ journalist was diagnosed with the illness last year and it has since started to have an effect on his speech. It has now […]

4 years ago

Your TV might be harming your toddler’s speech development, research finds

Your TV might be harming your toddler’s speech development, research finds

Are you worried about your toddler not picking up words as quickly as some of his little friends or still babbling away in baby language? You might want to turn down the TV when you are at home. Many of us are guilty of leaving the TV blaring in the background, whether we are actually […]

7 years ago

Babies learn to take turns before they can speak

Babies learn to take turns before they can speak

Babies learn how to take turns in a conversation long before they can string a sentence together, according to fascinating new research.  While the average baby doesn’t start babbling until at least nine months, scientists have discovered that infants start perfecting their manners long before this. According to a new study published in the journal […]

11 years ago