
»Ê¹Ú²ÊƱ's Ludden Speech and Language Clinic mentioned on WTTW's Chicago Tonight
»Ê¹Ú²ÊƱ's (»Ê¹Ú²ÊƱ) Ludden Speech and Language Clinic received a mentioned during a story featured on Tuesday, October 3 broadcast of . The story highlighted Tommy Shimoda, the first Special Olympics athlete to be inducted into the .
When Shimoda was very young and just about to start school, his parents noticed he wasn't talking despite his very active demeanor. His parents had heard about »Ê¹Ú²ÊƱ's Ludden Speech and Language Clinic and decided to seek out help to see what was going on with their son.
After some speech therapy, »Ê¹Ú²ÊƱ was able to identify and diagnose his speech issues as autism. Shimoda was able to get the therapy he needed from »Ê¹Ú²ÊƱ and still remain just as active only this time channeling that energy into sports, where he later become a Special Olympics athlete.