National Speech Pathologist Day in USA
National Speech Pathologist Day in USA is held on May 18. This event in the second decade of the month May is annual. 
Help us
Help us 
By first grade, most children can understand about 10,000 words. Speech disorders occur when a person is unable to produce speech sounds correctly or fluently, or has problems with their voice. Language disorders occur when a person has trouble understanding others (receptive language) or sharing thoughts, ideas and feelings completely (expressive language).
Speech language pathologists ranked #35 on the U.S New Report's Top 100 jobs. The Bureau of Labor Statistics predicts that there will be 26,000 new SLP job openings before 2022. One in every ten (28 million) Americans has some form of hearing loss.
Similar holidays and events, festivals and interesting facts
International Day Against Homophobia, Transphobia and Biphobia on May 17
World AIDS Vaccine Day on May 18
World Nordic Walking Day on May 18 (is a day of unified commemoration of the Nordic Walking Family around the world. It is for everyone, of all ages and abilities);
European Obesity Day on May 18 (Held on the third Saturday in May);
Patronage Nurse Day in El Salvador on May 18 (Día del visitador médico);
World Family Doctor Day on May 19
Family Medicine Day in Ukraine on May 19
National Asian & Pacific Islander HIV/AIDS Awareness Day on May 19 (United States);
Hepatitis Testing Day on May 19 (United States)