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Special Needs > Hearing Impairments
Auditory Processing Disorder in Children
...auditory system in learning. But what happens if this auditory system has deficits? Can a child still learn? Does my child have Auditory Processing Disorder?...should be carefully evaluated for auditory processing disorder. Delayed speech Persistent articulation errors Abnormally soft, loud, flat, formal,...
Special Needs > Speech and Communication Impairments
Augmentative and Alternative Communication: The Voice of Success for Your Child
...associated with electronic speech-generating devices resembling...significantly affected by speech deficits related to conditions...significantly affected by speech deficits related to conditions...realistic-sounding synthesized speech with a digitized (pre-recorded)...digitized (pre-recorded) speech option and dynamic display...AAC does not preclude speech development–and may actually...
Education > Tutoring
The Voice of Success For Your Child
...associated with electronic speech-generating devices...significantly affected by speech deficits related to...affected by speech deficits related to conditions...sounding synthesized speech with a digitized (pre-recorded)...digitized (pre-recorded) speech option and dynamic-display...does not preclude speech development, and may...an evaluation by a speech- language pathologist...
Career > Advancement
Building Professional Networks When Traditional Networking Doesn't Work
...are neurodivergent or have anxiety, sensory processing differences, or speech and communication challenges, this assumption excludes them from the start....the professional skill and ambition are exactly comparable. This isn't a deficit to work around. It's a design problem. Where Networks Actually Grow. The...
Special Needs > Attention Deficit Disorders
Is it ADHD or Could it Be FASD?
...strategies for the future. We took him to the clinic. After interviews with my husband and myself, a session with an occupational therapist and a speech therapist, as well...
Special Needs > Rare Disorders
What is Angelman Syndrome?
...include developmental delay, seizures, lack of speech, and motor disorders. Named after Dr. Harry Angelman,...chromosomes, a mutation, or imprinting center deficit. These causes can be screened through a DNA laboratory....ataxia or awkward gait, unsteadiness, jerky limbs Speech impairment — few or no words, receptive and non-verbal...
News > Research
New Research Shows Autistic People Have Real Communication Strengths and a Literacy Gap That Needs More Attention
The American Speech-Language-Hearing Association...another, challenging decades of deficit-focused research. Second: autistic...even when they're receiving speech or occupational therapy. For...communication styles, not a deficit your child needs to fix. And...of the same neurotype. The deficit appears when you mix them....
Lifestyle > Recreation
Recreational Therapy vs Leisure Activities: Understanding the Difference
...measurable treatment goals. The person delivering it holds a credential (CTRS), bills insurance, and documents progress the same way a physical therapist or speech-language pathologist does. A community adaptive sports league or an inclusive playground program serves a different purpose. Those programs prioritize...
Lifestyle > Art
Process Art vs Product Art for Children with Autism
...being wrong. Why Process Art Reduces Performance Anxiety. Many autistic children internalize early and often that they're not doing things "right." Speech therapy corrects their communication. Occupational therapy adjusts how they hold a pencil. Social skills groups...
Lifestyle > Art
Art Therapy for Autism: Evidence-Based Benefits and Methods
The waitlist for speech therapy was nine months. Occupational therapy wasn't taking new patients. Your child's pediatrician suggested "maybe try art therapy" in passing, and...
Career > Interviewing
Addressing Visible Disabilities in Interviews: Proactive Disclosure Strategies
...bring it up, and you get to steer the conversation toward capability instead of limitation. Three Openers That Let You Lead. You don't need a scripted speech. You need a short, direct opener that you can adapt to the moment. Here are three frameworks that work. The functional redirect: "I use...
Career > Interviewing
Phone Interview Accommodations for Hearing and Speech Disabilities
How to request alternatives to phone screens including video with captions, email, or relay services when you're deaf or hard of hearing.