Let's talk speech and language delay from a parental perspective

About this episode

Libby interviews Rishi Kaushal about his journey in addressing speech and language delays through music and literature.

Libby interviews Rishi Kaushal who has created " The Speech Heroes " to empower children with speech and language delays, inspired by his son Aryan's journey. Following a diagnosis, Rishi used music (song "Speech Bound") and authored the book The Speech Heroes vs. The Word Stoppers (released Feb 2026) to help children find their voice. They talk about what led to this and his personal journey. His book is proving very popular with both children and their parents https://amzn.eu/d/00VKcx53 To find out more https://www.thespeechheroes.com/about

People in this episode

Host: Libby Hill

Guest: Rishi Kaushal

Topics covered

• speech delay
• language development
• parenting
• music therapy
• children's books

Keywords

• speech delay
• language delay
• parenting
• children's books
• music therapy

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: The Speech Heroes

Books & works: The Speech Heroes vs. The Word Stoppers, Speech Bound

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