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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

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