138. Facilitating Better Speech, with Lenora Edwards

Discover what’s possible when progress starts at home.  Lenora Edwards is a Certified Speech Language Pathologist with over 10 years of experience treating children and adults. She is the Chief Knowledge Officer at Better Speech, a US-based, online service provider with 150 speech therapists working with individuals of all ages.  In today’s conversation, we discuss: Benefits and considerations of delivering services online What a typical online session looks like The various populations Lenora works with The difference between a speech delay and a speech disorder Common speech difficulties among autistic people What Lenora enjoys about working with autistic people Common misconceptions about speech therapy How to encourage families to use Alternative Augmentative Communication with their autistic loved ones Advice for parents who want to improve their children’s language skills at home To learn more about Lenora Edwards and her work, please visit: betterspeech.com ----more---- We appreciate your time. If you enjoy this podcast and you’d like to support our mission, please take just a few seconds to share it with one person who you think will find value in it too. Follow us on Instagram: @autismpodcast Join our community on Mighty Networks: Global Autism Community Subscribe to our YouTube channel: Global Autism Project We would love to hear your feedback about the show. Please fill out this short survey to let us know your thoughts: Listener Survey