Speech and Language Issues
While a hearing deficit is an obvious reason for speech and language issues, very often, some underlying biomedical reasons that are not so obvious are at play. A nonspeaking child very often has very good receptive language. They may understand everything that is said to them and around them but likely lack the fine-motor ability to speak. Learn about ways to facilitate your child’s ability to communicate in these articles below.
Speech and Language Issues Articles
Tips to Stimulate Language Development
Bobbi Wade, Speech-Language Therapist, offers movement games that can stimulate language development in this article. Working with children with mild to severe developmental delays, I frequently use movement and humor to stimulate language development. Here are some games I created ... Read More
Pragmatic Language
In this blog post, Joanne Hanson, MS, CCC-SLP helps us understand why pragmatic language skills are necessary for social skills. What Is Pragmatic Language? Reading facial expressions, staying on the subject, joining in, developing ideas, and taking turns are as ... Read More
Children Thrive with Neurodevelopmental Movement
Sonia Story of www.moveplaythrive.com explains how neurodevelopmental movement can help with symptoms of autism, ADHD, Sensory Processing Disorder and learning disabilities in this article. Parents and therapists worldwide are learning joyful, transformative movements that help children thrive. These special neurodevelopmental ... Read More
The Vestibular System and Auditory Language Processing
The vestibular system and auditory language processing: Children with vestibular dysfunction may also have auditory language processing problems. The Vestibular System As they research their child's disability, many parents learn about sensory integration and the importance of the body's vestibular ... Read More
Developing An Appropriate Individualized Education Plan
by Linda DeFrancesco, B.S. Sp. Educ. The Individualized Education Plan (IEP) is an extremely valuable tool for describing the components of a child's special education program and for keeping track of progress. A carefully designed IEP is a team effort ... Read More
The Total Load Theory: Why So Many Children Have Developmental Problems
In this blog post, Kelly Dorfman, MS, LND details how the total load theory can explain why so many children today have neurodevelopmental disorders, as well as other chronic health conditions. An increasing number of children are being diagnosed with ... Read More
How to Care for Special Needs Children
In this blog post by speech-language pathologist Sabra Gelfond, she likens caring for special needs children to baking the perfect carrot cake. Cake. Carrot cake. What makes a good carrot cake? How would your cake taste if you doubled the ... Read More
Speech and Language Issues Stories
Patrick and Charlie: Healing from Autism with a Low Free-Glutamate Diet
I am a mom of two boys with developmental delays. In 2009, at age three and a half, Patrick was diagnosed by a developmental pediatrician with Autism Spectrum Disorder. At that time, he had below-average language skills, struggled to play ... Read More
Noah: Iatrogenic Autism
Noah’s Journey Noah, just turned 10. He was diagnosed with iatrogenic autism when he was 17 months. His syndrome of symptoms included: autistic enteritis, autistic colitis and gut dysbiosis that resulted in up to 20 diarrhea filled diapers a day ... Read More
Ben: Pervasive Development Disorder (Autism)
At a three-year-old well visit, Ben’s pediatrician diagnosed him with Pervasive Development Disorder, an autism spectrum disorder. His mother was told, “You have to find a way to wrap your head around this. A kid like him, if we are ... Read More
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