Special Needs

Articles

...Part C, the federal program serving infants and toddlers with developmental delays or diagnosed conditions. It's comprehensive, it's free, and it happens in...people show up for every evaluation. If your concerns are primarily about motor skills, you might see a physical therapist and a developmental specialist....

...Even when a physician writes an order for music therapy to address speech delays, motor planning, or emotional regulation, the service itself falls outside...a physician writes an order for music therapy to address speech delays, motor planning, or emotional regulation, the service itself falls outside the...

...The protocols that work for most students assume typical communication, motor control, and sensory processing. When those assumptions don't apply, gaps...sensory sensitivities may resist nebulizer treatments. A child with cognitive delays may not recognize early warning signs. Standard action plans assume the...

...without OT support, the school isn't required to provide it, even if fine motor delays are obvious at home. This isn't the school being difficult. It's...OT support, the school isn't required to provide it, even if fine motor delays are obvious at home. This isn't the school being difficult. It's how IDEA...

...infants and toddlers with developmental delays or disabilities. Under IDEA Part C,...children with DS. PT targets gross motor skills: rolling, sitting, standing,...Speech therapy addresses feeding, oral motor development, and later, language. OT...later, language. OT focuses on fine motor skills, sensory processing, and self-care...

...here is significant. About 80% of children with cerebral palsy have speech delays, but only 57% of children who need AAC have AAC goals in their IEPs. The...may not hold up in noisy environments, when the child is tired, or when motor control is compromised by excitement or fatigue. AAC fills those gaps. A...

...to call because they aren't sure their child's delays are significant enough to qualify. The eligibility...A child qualifies if they have a developmental delay in any of five areas: physical development, cognitive...development, or adaptive development. These span motor skills and mobility, thinking and problem-solving,...

...disorder that is characterized by intellectual disability, developmental delays, and unique facial features. The cause of Williams syndrome is a spontaneous...elastin gene. People with Williams syndrome often have difficulty with fine motor skills and are hypersensitive to sound. Most people with Williams syndrome...

...associated with Isodicentric 15 are seizures (which Annabel does not suffer), delays in language development, motor skills, and low muscle tone. "The second...seizures (which Annabel does not suffer), delays in language development, motor skills, and low muscle tone. "The second you find out you're pregnant you...

...with Down syndrome might have delayed language development and...language development and slow motor development. Other health conditions...mild to moderate range. Speech delays, as well as both fine and gross...well as both fine and gross motor delays are common, which can...as both fine and gross motor delays are common, which can also...

...preschoolers with language, cognitive and fine motor delays. Included are nine games that feature a...preschoolers with language, cognitive and fine motor delays. Included are nine games that feature a variety...that teach shapes to kids while they practice fine motor skills. These games were tested with and designed...

...and young adults who have mental, physical, emotional, and developmental delays. Occupational therapists (OT's) use standardized assessments, family interviews...ensure that functional outcomes are met. OT's assist clients to develop fine motor, cognitive, feeding, social, self-care, and strength skills. By using play,...