Hey Friends~ 

When the body works harder, communication often does too. In this episode, we’re talking about communication challenges related to low muscle tone, cerebral palsy, and AAC which  stands for Augmentative and Alternative Communication 

We’ll look at how effort, fatigue, and positioning impact speech and more importantly, you will hear 3 stories how AAC supported  functional communication for kids that did not  have spoken communication.  Then come back next week so you can hear from a Mom along with her daughter who uses AAC. 

Always cheering you on! 

Dinalynn

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253 When Communication Is Hard: An Overview for Parents of Children with Speech or Language Struggles, part 1

254 When Communication Is Hard: Childhood Apraxia of Speech CAS & Motor Speech Disorders, part 2

255 When Communication Is Hard: Speech Sound Disorders & Phonological Delays, part 3

257 When Kids Know More Than They Can Say: Expressive & Receptive Language Delays and DLD, part 4

259 When Communication Is Hard: Autism, ADHD, and Language Processing Differences, part 5

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Dinalynn Rosenbush Dinalynn

Dinalynn Rosenbush is a Consultant and Parenting Coach, Speaker, 30-year public school Speech Language Pathologist, international best-selling Author, and Creator/Host of the Top 1.5% podcast: The Language of Play. Dinalynn helps parents understand how children communicate so they can connect more deeply with their children. She gives practical, daily strategies for building speech and language skills during normal daily activities - even in the presence of a delay. Dinalynn loves to empower parents through education and guidance. Dinalynn resides in Minnesota where she is near her children and grandchildren.