It is normal to want to help your child where they are struggling. But don't forget to spend time on their strengths! There is a significant cost-benefit to consider when allocating our's and our late talker's time. Mary presents a thought-provoking orientation as to why supporting our late-talking child's strengths is "as" or potentially "more" important than working to bring weaknesses or lower "scores" up to par. When we support our child, we need to keep the current -and- big picture in mind.

Introducing Mary: Mary Camarata is a speech pathologist with more than 40 years experience teaching children with a wide variety of abilities, including giftedness, exceptional learners, language disorder, Autism, and cognitive disabilities. In addition to assisting families and schools across the country, she has coordinated numerous federally funded research projects on language & learning, support models, treatment efficacy, and behavior. In this capacity, she has been an author on more than 35 scholarly papers appearing in peer-reviewed journals. Over the past years, she has held positions at Pennsylvania State University, University of California Santa Barbara, and Vanderbilt University.

More recently, assisted with the development of new tests for the Woodcock-Johnson Tests of Cognitive Abilities and Achievement. Mary is in private practice assisting families whose children are experiencing developmental delays and have successful outcomes in their homes, school, and other daily environments. Finally, she is the mother of seven children, including one who had an IEP from preschool through middle school.

CHECK OUT: Late Talkers Foundation Website: https://latetalkers.org/