Talking Is Hard for Me! Encouraging Communication in Children with Speech-Language Difficulties

Use this uniquely designed book to improve the communication skills of young children ages 3 through 7 who have delayed or ineffective speech due to autism, Down syndrome, cerebral palsy, cleft lip/palate, Childhood Apraxia of Speech, hearing loss, or another condition.

Talking Is Hard for Me! features a lively, full-color illustrated children's story that follows a child and his family as they challenge, prompt, and support his communication efforts through:
-natural need creation (change the environment to compel the child to ask for help)
-sign language & AAC
-communication turn-taking
-choices
-sentence simplification
-music
-reading

Adults can read the story on their own or with their child to empathize with his struggles to talk while learning practical ideas that help. The accompanying informational sections are full of accessible speech-language therapy strategies and instructions to improve communication and ease frustration. Readers will be empowered when they see how easy it is to apply these practices throughout everyday life!

Share this book with your child's peers, family members, daycare providers, and teachers. It makes a great tool for speech-language pathologists to reinforce therapy outside of sessions.