Nonverbal communication: What is it and how do we work on it?

There are many reasons you might be referred to seek an evaluation with a speech language pathologist (SLP). A common referral we get from dentists and orthodontists relates to the presence of a “tongue thrust.” But what is a tongue thrust and how does that relate to what we do as speech language pathologists?

Developmental Language Disorder (DLD) is a disorder impacting approximately 7% of the population, or about 2 students in every classroom. It is broadly defined as a brain difference that makes talking, listening, and understanding language difficult.