Mary Marino, director of rehabilitative services, has always focused on the big picture. Early in her career, she worked as a speech-language pathologist, coming up with ideas and solutions to help her pediatric patients overcome seemingly insurmountable obstacles. Later, looking at the big picture meant joining a team that helped to streamline Akron Children’s separate […]
Putting a stop to stuttering
From the first utterances of “mama” and “dada” to poignant questions like, “Why is the sky blue?,” a child’s speech development is one of her most important and exciting milestones. For as many as 5% of toddlers, however, this development may be hindered by the use of repeated words, phrases or drawn out syllables that […]
Speech delay doesn’t quiet Brooklynn’s determination to just be a kid
Brooklynn Koeller couldn’t wait to start preschool this fall — and she wasn’t taking no for an answer. As an only child, she was excited to make friends and learn her colors, letters and numbers alongside them. The strong and determined little girl wasn’t going to let her speech delay quiet her determination to […]
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