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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...
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. You start...of options: tablets loaded with apps, dedicated speech-generating devices, eye-gaze systems, picture boards,...outcomes consistently find that high-tech devices (speech-generating devices, tablets with AAC apps, eye-gaze...
Research > Assistive Tech
Brain-Computer Interfaces for Children Who Can't Speak: Research, Reality, and How to Access Trials
...approved the first wearable BCI for stroke rehabilitation in April 2021. Research into communication applications for children with severe motor and speech disabilities is active and growing. But most of what you'll read about is still in labs, most studies recruit adults, and the gap between "approved...
News > Research
When Studies Disagree: How to Make Sense of Conflicting Research as a Special Needs Parent
...studied different things, in different ways, with different people. A study on speech therapy outcomes for three-year-olds with autism who are minimally verbal...autism who are minimally verbal isn't measuring the same thing as a study on speech therapy for seven-year-olds with moderate language delays. The intervention...
Special Needs > Visual Impairments
Braille and Technology: Why Your Child with Visual Impairment Needs Both
...outcomes in employment, independence, and literacy than those who rely on audio alone. What Screen Readers Do Well. Screen readers convert digital text to speech. They're fast, they work with nearly every platform, and they give children with visual impairments access to the same content as their sighted peers....
Education > Other
Charter Schools and Special Education: What Parents Need to Know
...disabilities Implement existing IEPs when a student transfers in Conduct evaluations and develop new IEPs as needed Provide related services (OT, PT, speech therapy, etc.) outlined...
Therapies > Speech
What to Expect at Your Child's First Speech Therapy Appointment
...You've been told your child needs a speech therapy evaluation, and now you're...bring? Most parents walk into a first speech therapy appointment with no framework...Before You Go: What to Bring. The speech-language pathologist (SLP) will need...and 'da' for 'dog'" rather than "Her speech is unclear." Insurance card and referral:...