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Speech-Based Activities for Kids with Apraxia

Speech-Based Activities for Kids with Apraxia
February 17, 2015 by Special Needs Editor 8 0

 Speech-Based Activities to Do with Your Kids with Apraxia at Home and in the Community

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Special Needs App of the Day: Scene & Heard

Special Needs App of the Day: Scene & Heard
December 19, 2012 by Special Needs Editor 2 0

This review is courtesy of Wynsum Arts’ Every App Has a Story, the stories behind Wynsum Arts’ distinguished apps. 

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Special Needs App of the Day: All About You, All About Me

Special Needs App of the Day: All About You, All About Me
May 18, 2012 by Special Needs Editor 5 0

All About You, All About Me is a social skills app with 56 illustrated picture cards that ask questions related to getting to know someone. Questions range from basic ones like, “What is your home address?” to open-ended prompts such as, “Tell me...

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Making IEP goals that support Language and Communication: Tweaking the plan in the New Year

Making IEP goals that support Language and Communication: Tweaking the plan in the New Year
April 25, 2012 by Special Needs Editor 3 0

As our kids spend many hours per day in the classroom, their teachers and specialists track their progress (or lack thereof) by following the goals in their Individual Educational Plan (IEP). Supporting your child’s daily opportunities to attend...

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Communication Aides & Devices: Therapy Tool or Communication Substitute?

Communication Aides & Devices: Therapy Tool or Communication Substitute?
April 25, 2012 by Special Needs Editor 2 0

Children with difficulty developing verbal speech are often in need of aides or devices to help them understand and use language. For these children, schools often use programs like PECS (Picture Exchange Communication System) to help grow...

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Limited Communicators: How to Open the Door to your Child’s Potential

Limited Communicators: How to Open the Door to your Child’s Potential
April 25, 2012 by Special Needs Editor 2 0

Have you ever said anything to someone close and been completely misunderstood? Have you ever tried to use another language in a foreign city and been frustrated when you could not access your wants or needs? If you needed the bathroom urgently...

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When a Child with Selective Mutism Goes Back to School

When a Child with Selective Mutism Goes Back to School
April 25, 2012 by Special Needs Editor 0 0

Dear Developmental Doc,My daughter is 5 years old and I think she has Selective Mutism. She is incredibly verbal at home but shy around strangers. Her camp counselor expressed concern that although she was friendly, she never spoke to anyone at...

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Articulation Speech Therapy: How Long Should It Take?

Articulation Speech Therapy: How Long Should It Take?
April 25, 2012 by Special Needs Editor 3 0

In general, if a child had not corrected an “r” sound distortion after six months in therapy the therapy should stop. In articulation therapy a speech/language pathologist identifies the sounds a child needs to correct and teaches the child how...

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Augmentative and Alternative Communication: The Voice of Success for Your Child

Augmentative and Alternative Communication: The Voice of Success for Your Child
April 25, 2012 by Special Needs Editor 2 0

Augmentative and alternative communication (AAC) leads many children to success in school and life. It is generally associated with electronic speech-generating devices resembling laptop or hand-held computers, which young people may adopt as a...

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Speech and Language Pathology

Speech and Language Pathology
April 25, 2012 by Special Needs Editor 4 0

Speech/Language Pathologists serve special needs children and their parents in a myriad of ways. The earlier the intervention the better the outcome, and the less likely non-verbal habits will develop which will later have to be unlearned. The...

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Tips to Support your Child with Selective Mutism Transition Back to School

Tips to Support your Child with Selective Mutism Transition Back to School
April 25, 2012 by Special Needs Editor 2 0

Selective Mutism is a psychiatric disorder that affects 7 out of every 1,000 children (making it almost as common as autism), yet it is seldom dealt with within the confines of a psychotherapist’s office. It is an extreme form of social anxiety...

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Does My Child Have a Reading Disability?

Does My Child Have a Reading Disability?
April 24, 2012 by Special Needs Editor 5 0

Reading is an important first step on a child’s path to success in life.  A child that is an excellent reader is a confident child, has a high level of self-esteem, and is able to easily make the transition from learning to read to reading...

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