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...help for your child. Most families assume speech therapy means fixing how a child says words. That's part...what most people think of when they hear "speech therapy." Articulation disorders (difficulty producing...phonological disorders (patterns of sound errors), and childhood apraxia of speech (motor planning difficulty that...

...Now you're hearing about dietary therapy from other parents online, and you...For many of these families, dietary therapy becomes the next conversation with...ketogenic and modified Atkins diets for childhood epilepsy, including how they work,...commit to these protocols. How Dietary Therapy Works for Seizures. The ketogenic...

...not just better family time management. 84% of adult siblings report that childhood family stress related to their brother or sister's disability was a major...distress as something to manage at home. But sibling support programs, therapists who specialize in sibling dynamics, and peer networks exist specifically...

...she caused her brother's autism. Your teenager cancels plans to help with therapy appointments, and you feel relief instead of concern. Your preschooler...might not have the language for yet. 84% of adult siblings report that childhood family stress related to their brother or sister's disability was a major...

...or cochlear implants to help the child access sound, along with speech therapy and other specialized services. Learn more about the importance of early...important for overall brain development. Lack of auditory stimulation in early childhood is linked to differences in brain structure and function. That's why identifying...

...intervention services include speech therapy, physical therapy, and developmental...include speech therapy, physical therapy, and developmental therapy....therapy, and developmental therapy. Therapists work with the...and developmental Therapy. Therapists work with the child and...education services later in childhood. It gives kids the best chance...

...disability that appears in early childhood. It affects how a person acts,...professional. Sensory Integration Therapy. Many individuals with autism...overwhelming. Sensory Integration Therapy helps individuals cope with...more effectively. Behavioral Therapies. Behavioral therapies are...Behavioral therapies. Behavioral therapies are central to autism management....

..."What is apraxia, anyway?" First things first, childhood apraxia of speech (CAS), is a neurologically-based...movements related to speech. It is a serious childhood speech disorder best remediated by frequent and...best remediated by frequent and intense speech therapy conducted by a trained speech-language pathologist...

...problems, more than typical childhood misbehavior, should be...options from behavior therapy to medications. Although...been shown that behavior therapy and psychotherapy for...oftentimes behavioral therapy is challenging due to...that when behavioral therapy is not enough, medication...in treatment as add-on therapy. Although there are no...

...transition mismanagement is that of a parent who does it all even past early childhood. Then, the kid becomes a teenager and parents suddenly want the child to...my son surprised me by putting on his vest (a mechanical chest physical therapy device) and loading up his nebulizer with medication...

Your child has been in speech therapy for six months. You sit in the waiting...waiting room while they work with the therapist, and you want to believe it's helping....the next, you may be dealing with childhood apraxia of speech. And if you are,...speech. And if you are, the type of therapy matters enormously. CAS is not a speech...

...Symptoms usually start in early childhood. Children may have trouble...children to start treatments and therapies right away. This gives them...muscle disorders Physical therapist to help with strength and...and mobility Occupational therapist to help with daily living...living skills Respiratory therapist to help with...