For Parents & Caregivers · Laura Mize, M.S., CCC-SLP · 30+ Years of Pediatric Clinical Experience
How to Help Your Late Talker, Autistic, or Neurodivergent Child Learn to Talk
You're doing everything you can — and you deserve real answers, not just "wait and see." Laura Mize has spent 30+ years in the clinic helping children just like yours find their voice. Everything she knows is here, for free or close to it.
30+
Years of pediatric
clinical experience
9
Published therapy
manuals
125+
Free courses on
YouTube
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You are not alone
Every parent deserves to know what to do when
their child isn't talking
Every parent deserves to know what to do when their child isn't talking
Whether your child has been diagnosed with autism, apraxia, or a speech delay — or you're still waiting for answers — the fear and uncertainty are real. You shouldn't have to figure this out alone.
Laura Mize has spent over 30 years working with children who are late talkers, neurodivergent, or on the autism spectrum. Everything on this page — from free YouTube courses to live coaching calls — comes from that real clinical experience. No fluff, no wait-and-see. Just what actually works.
NEXT STEPS
Free Speech Therapy Resources for Parents
Laura believes every family deserves access to great information — no matter
their budget. Start with these free resources.
"Most parents have no idea and won’t take the time to understand all the components to conversational language. I see on so many autism parenting posts parents have no idea how far their kid is from that goal and based on how they describe their kids language they’re no where near close. Me looking on my own and finding your prerequisites to speech answered so many questions my daughter’s ST never even came close to."
— Mom of autistic daughter
Find what fits your child
Resources by Your Child's Needs
Every child is different. Find the resources that match where your child is right now.
My child is a late talker
Your child understands more than they can say, but words just aren't coming. Laura's late talker strategies focus on building vocabulary, imitation, and communication — fast.
My child is autistic or neurodivergent
A strengths-based approach to autism and neurodivergent toddlers — understanding how your child communicates and building from what they already do well.
Featured course for parents
A Strengths-Based Approach to Help Your Autistic Toddler Connect & Communicate
For years, this level of training was only available to professionals.
Now parents can enroll in the exact same course Laura and Macy teach to speech-language pathologists.
What you get
✓ 4.5 hours of video training — the same full course SLPs take, no watered-down parent version
✓ The Strengths Survey — a research-based tool to identify your child's unique strengths and build from them
✓ 135-page toolkit — 200+ ready-to-use therapy activities, parent handouts, toy lists, and worksheets
✓ The 7 C's of Communication — understand how your child connects and where to focus your energy
✓ Play-based, neuroaffirming strategies — motivating for your toddler, manageable for you
"We are just so tired of being told what our children can't do. The positivity in this course is a breath of fresh air."
Parent who inspired this course
Strengths-Based Autism Course — Parent Edition
The same course SLPs take — now open to parents
If you're the person who spends the most time helping your child communicate, you deserve access to the same tools therapists use — without needing a master's degree first.
Parent pricing
$99 $150 — introductory price
1-year access · No CE credit with parent pricing
Not sure if this is right for your child? Laura says this approach works for toddlers and preschoolers with any diagnosis — late talker, autism, neurodivergent, or still waiting for answers. If your child is struggling to communicate, this course was built for you.
Go Deeper with Laura's
Therapy Manuals
While many of Laura's manuals were written with SLPs and university programs in mind, parents tell us again and again that they're just as valuable at home. Written in Laura's clear, step-by-step style, each manual breaks down exactly how to support your child's communication, not just what to work on, but how to actually do it during everyday moments.
If you've ever wished you could sit in on one of Laura's therapy sessions and learn her approach firsthand, her manuals are the next best thing.
"I am an autism mom, and after listening to several podcast episodes, I believe the Teach Me To Talk manual and Autism Workbook were one of the number one tools in giving me guidance to help my son."
The Autism Workbook
The Apraxia Workbooks 1 & 2
Building Verbal Imitation Skills in Toddlers
Teach Me To Play WITH You
Let’s Talk About Talking (2nd Edition)
Teach Me To Talk: The Therapy Manual
FUNctional Phonology
The Late Talker Workbook
The Same Tools SLPs Use — Starting at $5
Get the PDF Handout for Any Course — Just $5
Every ASHA-approved CEU course Laura has created is available to watch free on YouTube. For $5, you can download the full PDF handout — the same clinical materials SLPs use — to follow along, take notes, and keep as a reference.
Prelinguistic Skills: The 11 Skills Implementation Guides — Just $11
Each guide focuses on one critical developmental skill from Laura Mize’s 11 Skills framework and includes practical strategies you can use immediately during play, routines, therapy sessions, and everyday interaction.
Get The Autistic Strengths-Based Survey — $19.95
This research-based checklist helps you identify exactly what your child does well — so you can build communication strategies around their strengths, not their deficits. The same tool Laura and Macy use in the clinic, for $19.95.
Speech therapy play
Toy Recommendations for Speech Therapy at Home
Laura has handpicked toys by developmental stage — so you're not just playing,
you're building communication skills. These are the same toys SLPs use in the clinic.
About your guides
Laura Mize, M.S., CCC-SLP
Founder, Teach Me To Talk · Nationally Recognized Pediatric SLP · Author of 9 Therapy Manuals · 30+ Years Clinical Experience
Laura Mize is a nationally recognized pediatric speech-language pathologist, clinical educator, and the founder of Teach Me To Talk. She has spent over 30 years working one-on-one with children who are late talkers, autistic, and neurodivergent — and she built this site to bring that same practical, evidence-based guidance directly to parents.
Her 9 published therapy manuals are used in university training programs worldwide. She trains SLPs, early intervention providers, and educators — and she's known for making complex clinical concepts feel clear, practical, and immediately usable. Now joined by her daughter Macy Mize Usher, M.S., CCC-SLP, the Teach Me To Talk team brings two generations of pediatric expertise to every family they work with.
Macy Mize Usher, M.S., CCC-SLP
Speech-Language Pathologist · Laura's Daughter
Co-Host, Teach Me To Talk
Macy brings a fresh, joyful energy to everything she does at Teach Me To Talk — and she's been learning from Laura since she could barely talk herself. A certified SLP with 5+ years of clinical experience, Macy spent three years at the University of Kentucky's Multidisciplinary Autism Assessment Clinic, giving her deep hands-on expertise with the exact children this site serves.
She co-hosts the monthly live coaching calls with Laura, is a co-instructor on the Strengths-Based Autism Course, and runs her own YouTube channel — Hey Macy! Toddler Learning Videos & Learn to Talk — which has already reached over 5 million views. She's also a mom herself to Henry and baby Sam, which means she brings both the clinical knowledge and the lived experience of helping a little one learn and grow.
When parents work with Macy, they get two generations of pediatric SLP expertise in one place — and a team that genuinely loves what they do.
What parents say
Real Families, Real Results
"I was so lost when my son was diagnosed. Laura's videos gave me real things to try — not just wait-and-see advice. He's talking now."
"Laura's coaching calls are the only place I get real answers about what to do at home. She actually listens to your specific child."
"The free YouTube courses are incredible. I watched three in one weekend and finally felt like I knew what I was doing at home."
"I love that everything is in one place — free videos, the checklist, coaching calls. Laura clearly cares about families, not just selling courses."
