Parent Support Groups for Children with
Speech or Communication Difficulties
This is an annotated list of children's speech and communication support
groups and listservs for parents. Read descriptions and join the speech
and/or communication support group that best meets your needs.
Speech/communication parent support groups and discussion listservs are
excellent resources for parents of children with speech, language or communication
difficulties or delays. In addition to these specific children's communication
and speech groups, you may also wish to review related disability topic
groups (such as learning disabilities or autism) in our Directory
of Children's Disability Support Groups.
Parent Deaf HH (Parents of Deaf or Hard of Hearing
Children)
Support group for parents of deaf or hard of hearing children. This long
term discussion list is sponsored by the American Society for Deaf Children
(ASDC)
To Join: Send the message SUBSCRIBE PARENTDEAF-HH to PARENTDEAF-HH@LISTSERV.KENT.EDU
or subscribe online.
Listowners: Benna Timperlake and Sherry Ernsberger
Apraxia
Kids
A resource, discussion list for families of children with developmental
apraxia of speech (verbal dyspraxia) and the professionals
that care about them.
To Join: In the body of your email, send the message, SUBSCRIBE APRAXIA-KIDS
to LISTSERV@LISTSERV.SYR.EDU
join online
Listowners: Sharon Gretz
Auditory Processing
Individuals who have normal hearing but have difficulty with discriminating
words, listening in background noise, trouble following ongoing conversation,
and seem to have trouble paying attention when others are talking, may
have a central auditory processing disorder (CAPD). Open archives.
To Join: Send a blank email to AuditoryProcessing-subscribe@yahoogroups.com
or subscribe online.
CAPD (Central Auditory Processing
Disorders)
Central auditory processing disorders, primarily parents and educators.
High volume, active list.
To Join: Send the message, SUBSCRIBE CAPD to listserv@listserv.icors.org
or join online.
Listowner: Jay Lucker
Communicating
Parents and professionals help children with earning disAbilities (Autism,
Down Syndrome, PDD/NOS, etc.) communicate effectively using the methods
of Dr. James D. MacDonald of "Communicating Partners."
Subscription: Send a blank email message to communicating-subscribe@yahoogroups.com
or join online.
Listowner: Jenny Wendling
Late Talkers
Latetalkers is a discussion forum for anyone interested in the late development
of speech in children, regardless of cause. It is a low volume and
friendly list.
Subscription To Join: Send a blank email to
Latetalkers-subscribe@yahoogroups.com or join online.
Listowner: Karen
Childrens Apraxia Net
Late talker/speech delay vs. apraxia? The Cherab
Foundation is a nonprofit organization working to improve the communication
skills and education of children with speech and language delays and disorders.
While we outreach to any "late talker" our area of emphasis
is verbal and oral apraxia, severe neurologically-based speech and language
disorders that hinder children's ability to speak.
To Join: Send a blank email to
childrensapraxianet-subscribe@yahoogroups.com or join online.
PACT (Promoting Augmentative Communication Together)
A listserv for anyone interested in the field of augmentative and alternative
communication (AAC).
To Join: Send a blank email to PACT-subscribe@yahoogroups.com
or join online.
Listowner: Pam Harris
Go to the Directory of Children's Disability
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