Q&A with a Speech and Language Pathologist (feat. Mckell Smith) S6E05

Published: March 6, 2023, 4 p.m.

b"In this week's episode, Mckell Smith is back to answer your questions about speech therapy. Mekell is a Speech and Language Pathologist, as well as a special needs Mom. Speech therapy is so important to so many kids, and won\\u2019t believe some of the things speech therapy can actually help with. It\\u2019s actually, kind of amazing. Mckell helps you navigate your speech journey by sharing things like when to get your child evaluated, how to prepare for your initial evaluation, what questions to ask, how to ensure the best possible outcome and everything in between.\\nThis episode is designed to be a community resource and I hope it helps you to better understand, prepare for, and navigate speech therapy.\\n\\nIf you enjoyed this episode, please take 30 seconds and leave a review on apple podcast. Here's how you do it:\\n1) Click here\\n2) Scroll down about halfway and you'll see where you leave a review. Thank you!! :-)\\n\\nGuest Bio:\\nMckell Smith is a Speech & Language Therapist, mom of four (three with special needs), advocate, and business owner. Mckell is passionate about helping kids, and their families.\\nYou can find here at the links below:\\nwww.childchampions.net\\nwww.instagram.com/im.mckell\\n\\nHost Bio:\\nRob Gorski is a single Dad to three amazing autistic boys as well as Found and CEO of The Autism Dad, LLC. Multiple award-winning blogger, podcaster, content creator, digital marketer, social media influencer, and respected public figure for well over a decade.\\nConnect with Rob Gorski: https://listen.theautismdad.com\\n\\nMentioned in this episode:\\nGoally\\nGoally is a digital visual scheduler, AAC talker, token board system, and more all rolled into one easy-to-use app. It's made for unique thinkers like autistic kids and kids with ADHD. Kids together with Goally can conquer daily routines and therapy practice without prompting from mom or dad. This reduces that feeling of nagging your kids, and it also grants your kids some autonomy to sort of manage their own lives. Goally can easily be used on your child's existing device or with Goally's optional and affordable, dedicated device. In my house, we found that the dedicated device seems to work better for my son, so that's what we use.\\nFor more information, you can visit getgoally.com and use the code \\u201ctheautismdad\\u201d to save 10% off your order.\\nLearn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices"