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Smartphones & Speech Therapy: A GR8! Combo
- focustherapy
- May 19, 2018
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Smartphones in the hands of little ones is generally frowned upon, and usually for good reason. Researchers have linked excess screen time to speech delays, stunted socialization and repetitive motion “tech ache.” BUT – it’s not all bad. In speech…
- Categorized: Speech Therapy
- Tagged: behavior therapy, occupational therapy, smartphones, speech therapists, speech therapy
Study: Speech Delay May be Caused, Worsened By Excess Screen Time
Staff Report, FOCUS Therapy An increase of screen time among young children – particularly involving smartphones and iPads – may heighten the risk of a speech delay, according to new research presented at the 2017 Pediatric Academic Societies Meeting. As…
- Categorized: Speech Therapy
- Tagged: smartphones, speech delay, speech delays, speech therapists