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Special Needs > Speech and Communication Impairments
What Speech-Language Pathologists Actually Do: A Guide for Special Needs Families
...referral for a speech-language...assume speech therapy...it. But speech-language...swallowing, voice disorders, stuttering,...don't use speech at all....needs. What Speech-Language...swallowing disorders. The scope...includes: Speech sound production....they hear "speech therapy."...Articulation disorders (difficulty...phonological disorders (patterns...apraxia of speech (motor...affects speech sequencing)...language disorder even if...
Assistive Tech > Mobility
Tariffs Are Raising the Cost of Wheelchairs, AAC Devices, and Medications — What Families Can Do
...distributors and land on retail and insurance reimbursement rates. AAC devices: Speech-generating devices, communication tablets, eye-gaze hardware. Most components...Pharmaceutical products: Specialty medications for rare genetic conditions, seizure disorders, metabolic diseases. Many rely on imported active ingredients or are manufactured...
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 guide....matters for users with motor speech disorders, limited lung capacity,...for users with motor speech disorders, limited lung capacity, or...advantage. For users with atypical speech patterns, including dysarthria...represents the full range of human speech, and users with significant...
Therapies > Speech
How AI Is Changing Speech Therapy for Kids with Special Needs
...spent time on a waitlist for speech therapy, you already know the...yet reliable for diagnosing speech disorders on their own, but...reliable for diagnosing speech disorders on their own, but fine-tuning...the goal: not to replace the speech-language pathologist, but to...It's happening after hours. Speech therapists, like most healthcare...
Special Needs > Autism Spectrum
Autism: What Is It And How Does It Affect My Child?
...Autism is a developmental disorder that can cause social,...condition, but a spectrum of disorders with different symptoms...Autism is a neurological disorder that affects a person's...problems with social skills, speech, and behavior. Autism...behavior. Autism spectrum disorder (ASD) is the term used...to describe a group of disorders that include autism....
Education > Tutoring
Homeschooling Your Speech Disordered Child
...children with speech disorders are...children with speech disorders are faced with...choice: private speech therapy or speech...speech therapy or speech therapy through...child with a speech disorder. Homeschooling...with a speech disorder. Homeschooling...Homeschooling Speech Disordered Children...Homeschooling Speech Disordered Children When...qualifies for speech therapy under...
Assistive Tech > Apps
Special Needs App of the Day: Auditory Workout
...memory. Developed by a speech and language pathologist,...with auditory processing disorders, receptive language disorder,...disorders, receptive language disorder, or autism. Through...their children do in speech therapy sessions....Auditory Processing Disorder is exhibited by the inability...While people with this disorder can hear sounds, their...
Assistive Tech > Apps
Special Needs App of the Day: Look2Learn
...Look2Learn was created by teachers, speech therapists, and school psychologists...for children with autism spectrum disorders or those children with speech and...disorders or those children with speech and language disorders. It is an exceptionally...children with speech and language disorders. It is an exceptionally user-friendly...
Special Needs > Dyslexia
Study Finds Dyslexia Starts Before Reading
...a child begins to read. Dyslexia is a reading disorder that is characterized by the brain having difficulty...certain symbols, such as letters. While learning disorders such as dyslexia have been thought to be a spoken...in these symbols and their sounds then impacts speech. The researchers suggest that including treatments...
Education > K-12
Why and When to Choose a Non-Public School
...implement behavioral plans, provide behavior support, occupational therapy, speech and language, adapted physical education, psychological counseling, and...and communication and vocational transition training. Depending on the disorders and disabilities served, an NPS may be trained in and use a variety of...
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...syndrome, autism spectrum disorders and traumatic brain injuries....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...
Parenting > School Years
Children Coping with Learning Disabilities: Recognizing and Getting Help For Your Child with a Learning Disability or Speech Disorder
...because they are able to observe differences in siblings. They know because the child has trouble in specific subjects in school. They know because speech was delayed, they know because the child’s attention requires prompting, and they know because they are able to observe children interacting with other...