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Natural Learning Environments in Early Intervention: Why Your Child's Therapy Happens at Home
Education > Early Intervention

Natural Learning Environments in Early Intervention: Why Your Child's Therapy Happens at Home

By Dr. Eileen Hart
...living room rug. Then the therapist arrives, sits down on the...that first hour matches what therapy is supposed to look like. There...change how you use every hour a therapist spends in your house. What...service coordinator cannot move speech therapy to...coordinator cannot move speech therapy to...
Finding a Certified Animal Therapy Program: What Credentials to Look For
Therapies > Animal

Finding a Certified Animal Therapy Program: What Credentials to Look For

By Emma Turner
...certified animal-assisted therapy practitioner, which...legitimate animal-assisted therapy session, two things...to an occupational therapist, physical therapist,...therapist, physical therapist, speech-language...physical therapist, speech-language pathologist,...money. A registered therapy dog visiting a classroom...lovely one. It becomes therapy when a licensed clinician...
How Much Does Animal Therapy Cost and Will Insurance Cover It?
Therapies > Animal

How Much Does Animal Therapy Cost and Will Insurance Cover It?

By Emma Turner
...for equine therapy, once a week,...animal-assisted therapy costs by modality,...a licensed therapist runs the...plan. Equine therapy (hippotherapy...(hippotherapy or therapeutic riding)...includes a therapist plus one...physical, or speech therapist incorporates...physical, or speech therapist incorporates...bills as a therapy session rather...Canine-assisted therapy costs less,...
How to Request a Speech Therapy Evaluation Through Your School
Therapies > Speech

How to Request a Speech Therapy Evaluation Through Your School

By Caroline Harris
...conference. Everyone nodded, agreed your child could use some help with speech, and then nothing happened. Three months later you're still waiting, because...hallway conversation, an email that just says "I'm a little worried about his speech," or a comment at a conference creates goodwill but no legal obligation....
Virtual Speech Therapy: Does It Work as Well as In-Person Sessions?
Therapies > Speech

Virtual Speech Therapy: Does It Work as Well as In-Person Sessions?

By Caroline Harris
A therapist's face on a screen...comparing telehealth speech-language services to in-person...Research Shows. Telehealth speech therapy has been studied...Shows. Telehealth speech therapy has been studied longer...oral-motor or feeding therapy work. Speech and language...feeding therapy work. Speech and language goals translate...
Speech Therapy Activities Parents Can Do at Home Between Sessions
Therapies > Speech

Speech Therapy Activities Parents Can Do at Home Between Sessions

By Caroline Harris
Your child sees a speech-language pathologist for...those hours, not in the therapy room. Research on speech...therapy room. Research on speech and language outcomes...progresses, with the therapist setting the plan and...specific with your child's therapist about the current goal....childhood apraxia of speech. Home practice matters...
Recreational Therapy vs Leisure Activities: Understanding the Difference
Lifestyle > Recreation

Recreational Therapy vs Leisure Activities: Understanding the Difference

By Franklin Morris
..."recreational therapy" listed on...Recreational therapy is a clinical...a physical therapist or speech-language...therapist or speech-language pathologist...Recreational Therapy Is. Recreational...Recreational therapy (RT) uses...recreational therapist assesses...(Certified Therapeutic Recreation...Council for Therapeutic Recreation...degree in therapeutic recreation,...sports, art therapy, social skills...
Process Art vs Product Art for Children with Autism
Lifestyle > Art

Process Art vs Product Art for Children with Autism

By Gregory Simmons
...and often that they're not doing things "right." Speech therapy corrects their communication. Occupational...that they're not doing things "right." Speech therapy corrects their communication. Occupational therapy...therapy corrects their communication. Occupational therapy adjusts how they hold a pencil. Social skills groups...
Art Therapy for Autism: Evidence-Based Benefits and Methods
Lifestyle > Art

Art Therapy for Autism: Evidence-Based Benefits and Methods

By Gregory Simmons
...waitlist for speech therapy was...for speech therapy was nine...Occupational therapy wasn't taking..."maybe try art therapy" in passing,...do. But art therapy for autism...What Art Therapy Does. Art...Does. Art therapy uses structured...a trained therapist to help...home, art therapy sessions...framework. The therapist selects...with the therapist in a back-and-forth...conversation. The therapy isn't about...
IEP Services Can't Be Cut by a Budget Crisis. Here's How to Hold Your School Accountable.
Education > Special Education

IEP Services Can't Be Cut by a Budget Crisis. Here's How to Hold Your School Accountable.

By Ms. Charlotte Perkins
...provide schools $7.5 billion annually for special education services like speech therapy, OT, PT, and assistive technology, are under pressure from federal...schools $7.5 billion annually for special education services like speech therapy, OT, PT, and assistive technology, are under pressure from federal cuts....
Parent Coaching in Early Intervention: How You Become Your Child's Best Teacher
Education > Early Intervention

Parent Coaching in Early Intervention: How You Become Your Child's Best Teacher

By Dr. Eileen Hart
...expected the therapist to work with...Replaces Direct Therapy). Parent coaching...in which the therapist teaches you...routines. The therapist observes how...This isn't the therapist doing less....less. It's the therapist multiplying...children who receive therapist-led sessions...frequency. A speech therapist who...frequency. A speech therapist who visits...
Understanding Early Intervention Therapies: Speech, Occupational, and Physical Therapy for Infants and Toddlers
Education > Early Intervention

Understanding Early Intervention Therapies: Speech, Occupational, and Physical Therapy for Infants and Toddlers

By Dr. Eileen Hart
...lists three therapies: speech,...therapies: speech, occupational,...You've got therapists coming...first. A speech therapist...speech therapist might...occupational therapist might...physical therapist might...home. What Speech Therapy...Speech Therapy Addresses...Intervention. Speech therapy...Speech therapy in early...months, speech therapy...speech therapy targets...develop. A speech-language...

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