by Tami Teshima | Jul 13, 2026 | Uncategorized
Tamiko Teshima, M.A., CCC-SLPPractice Owner and Speech-Language PathologistDuncan Lake Therapy Collective Have you ever heard someone say, “They seem fine at school,” or “I never would have guessed they were Autistic?” Sometimes that’s...
by Tami Teshima | Jul 6, 2026 | Occupational Therapy, Sensory Skills
by Natalie Mobley, OTR/LOccupational TherapistDuncan Lake Therapy Collective Have you ever noticed that one person seems to crave movement, loud music, or tight hugs, while another covers their ears, avoids bright lights, or doesn’t like certain clothing? These...
by Tami Teshima | Jun 29, 2026 | Inclusion
by Tamiko Teshima, M.A, CCC-SLPPractice Owner & Speech-Language PathologistDuncan Lake Therapy Collective July is Disability Pride Month, a time to celebrate the diversity and contributions of the disability community. It’s also an opportunity to challenge...
by Tami Teshima | May 4, 2026 | Inclusion, Insurance
by Tamiko Teshima, M.A., CCC-SLPPractice Owner & Speech-Language PathologistDuncan Lake Therapy Collective, LLC When we talk about speech therapy, we often talk about progress, milestones, and outcomes. What we don’t talk about enough is access. For many families...
by Tami Teshima | Mar 16, 2026 | Mental Health, Neurodivergence
by Kerina Luark, LLPCPediatric Mental Health ClinicianDuncan Lake Therapy Collective, LLC Parents, raise your hand if you have heard the phrase, “They’re just being difficult,” or “They need to learn to listen?” Ok parents, now raise your hand if your response is,...
by Tami Teshima | Mar 11, 2026 | Feeding
by Hannah Blackwell, M.A., CCC-SLPSpeech-Language PathologistDuncan Lake Therapy Collective, LLC If you spend any time in feeding therapy spaces (or on TikTok), you’ve probably heard the term Avoidant/Restrictive Food Intake Disorder (ARFID). Something you may not...
by Tami Teshima | Mar 2, 2026 | Mental Health
Kerina Luark, LLPCPediatric Mental Health ClinicianDuncan Lake Therapy Collective, LLC Co-regulation has become one of those parenting terms that gets used frequently, but not always accurately. It’s right up there with the frequently mocked “gentle...
by Tami Teshima | Feb 11, 2026 | Brain Injury
by Tamiko Teshima, M.A., CCC-SLPPractice Owner & Speech-Language PathologistDuncan Lake Therapy Collective You know I loooove talking about concussions. Not because they are trendy. Not because they are dramatic. But because, culturally, we still do not take them...
by Tami Teshima | Feb 4, 2026 | Accent Modification
by Tamiko Teshima, M.A., CCC-SLPPractice Owner and Speech-Language PathologistDuncan Lake Therapy Collective, LLC All accents and dialects follow rules. No accent is random. No dialect is broken. Also, everyone has an accent. However, there seem to be an underlying...
by Tami Teshima | Feb 2, 2026 | Brain Injury
An opinion piece of sorts.by Tamiko Teshima, M.A., CCC-SLPPractice Owner & Speech-Language PathologistDuncan Lake Therapy Collective We accept a level of brain injury in professional football that would be completely unacceptable in any other profession. That...
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