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Special Needs > Speech and Communication Impairments
What Speech-Language Pathologists Actually Do: A Guide for Special Needs Families
...for a speech-language...assume speech therapy...it. But speech-language...voice disorders, stuttering,...don't use speech at all....needs. What Speech-Language...swallowing disorders. The scope...includes: Speech sound production....hear "speech therapy."...Articulation disorders (difficulty...phonological disorders (patterns...apraxia of speech (motor...speech (motor planning...affects speech sequencing)...language disorder even if...
Assistive Tech > Virtual Assistants
Alexa vs. Google Home: Which Virtual Assistant Works Best for Your Disability?
...impairment, or a processing disorder is reading a comparison...matters for users with motor speech disorders, limited...for users with motor speech disorders, limited lung...users with motor speech disorders, limited lung capacity,...For users with atypical speech patterns, including dysarthria...the full range of human speech, and users with significant...
Therapies > Speech
Speech-Based Activities for Kids with Apraxia
Speech-Based Activities...apraxia of speech (CAS), is a...neurologically-based motor speech disorder...neurologically-based motor speech disorder in...motor speech disorder in which children...related to speech. It is a serious...childhood speech disorder best...childhood speech disorder best remediated...and intense speech therapy conducted...a trained speech-language pathologist...build strong motor planning/programming/gestures....
Special Needs > Down Syndrome
What is Down Syndrome?
...delayed language development and slow motor development. Other health conditions...within the mild to moderate range. Speech delays, as well as both fine and gross...delays, as well as both fine and gross motor delays are common, which can also interfere...a variety of therapies, including speech, occupational, and physical therapy....
Assistive Tech > Apps
Special Needs App of the Day: Look2Learn
...for individuals with fine motor or visual challenges. For...Look2Learn was created by teachers, speech therapists, and school psychologists...children with autism spectrum disorders or those children with speech...disorders or those children with speech and language disorders. It...children with speech and language disorders. It is an exceptionally user-friendly...
Special Needs > Cerebral Palsy
Symptoms of Cerebral Palsy
...palsy cannot be detected until ages three to five. Cerebral palsy is a disorder that results from brain damage that could have occurred in an infant during...cerebral palsy comes from brain damage, one cannot know if their child has the disorder right after birth, except in rare and severe cases. It is not until the...
Special Needs > Speech and Communication Impairments
Book Review: Speaking of Apraxia
...Childhood apraxia of speech, or CAS, is a...or CAS, is a motor speech disorder...CAS, is a motor speech disorder in which...motor speech disorder in which children...It is a brain disorder, which means certain...dedicated to motor planning for the...movements for speech. While the child...to work with speech-language pathologists...to apraxia of speech written for parents....
Therapies > Occupational
Interactive Metronome Therapy
...disabilities. Positive outcomes in focus, attention, speech, language, reading, coordination, gait, and balance...sessions. IM is designed to help with cognitive and motor skills, and most patients do see progress throughout...autism, Parkinson's disease, auditory processing disorders, and other issues are often the result of problems...
Special Needs > Rare Disorders
What is Angelman Syndrome?
...is a neuro-genetic disorder that is often misdiagnosed...seizures, lack of speech, and motor disorders....lack of speech, and motor disorders. Named after...speech, and motor disorders. Named after Dr....distinguishes it from other disorders. Angelman Syndrome...Movement or balance disorder — ataxia or awkward...unsteadiness, jerky limbs Speech impairment — few or...
Special Needs > Speech and Communication Impairments
Childhood Apraxia of Speech: Understanding Diagnosis and Evidence-Based Therapy
...has been in speech therapy for...childhood apraxia of speech. And if you...CAS is not a speech delay. It's...neurological motor planning disorder....motor planning disorder. The brain knows...Articulation and motor planning are...Happening. Most speech sound difficulties..."rabbit" has a motor execution problem:...practice. Their motor plan is essentially...apraxia, the motor plan itself...
Research > Assistive Tech
Choosing AAC Devices Based on Research: What the Evidence Says About Effectiveness
Your child's speech therapist says it's time to try AAC....tablets loaded with apps, dedicated speech-generating devices, eye-gaze systems,...consistently find that high-tech devices (speech-generating devices, tablets with AAC...widely. A child with autism and intact motor skills faces different communication...
Research > Assistive Tech
Brain-Computer Interfaces for Children Who Can't Speak: Research, Reality, and How to Access Trials
...can't speak, can't use a switch, and has limited motor control. Here's what's real. The FDA approved the...communication applications for children with severe motor and speech disabilities is active and growing....applications for children with severe motor and speech disabilities is active and growing. But most of...