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Therapies > Speech
What to Expect at Your Child's First Speech Therapy Appointment
...told your child needs a speech therapy evaluation, and...child needs a speech therapy evaluation, and now you're...parents walk into a first speech therapy appointment with...walk into a first speech therapy appointment with no framework...Go: What to Bring. The speech-language pathologist (SLP)...'dog'" rather than "Her speech is unclear." Insurance...
Therapies > Speech
How to Support Your Child's Speech Therapy Progress at Home
Your child's speech therapist gives you strategies...article shows you how to embed speech goals into routines you're...Practice Happens in Context. Speech therapy at home isn't about...Happens in Context. Speech therapy at home isn't about replicating...therapist uses structured activities because they need to assess...
Therapies > Animal
Animal-Assisted Therapy for Special Needs Children: A Parent's Guide to All Your Options
...search for animal therapy for children with...best ones. Animal therapy includes work with...What Animal-Assisted Therapy Means. The term "animal-assisted..."animal-assisted therapy" gets used for everything...Animal-Assisted Therapy (AAT) is a clinical...physical therapist, speech-language pathologist,...Animal-Assisted Activities (AAA) are less structured....
Parenting > Early Intervention
Strategies for Supporting Children with Special Needs
...your child in family activities and decisions. Help siblings...development. These may include speech therapy, occupational...These may include speech therapy, occupational therapy,...therapy, occupational therapy, physical therapy, and...occupational therapy, physical therapy, and special education....goals. Attend meetings and therapy sessions to learn techniques...
Medical > Orthopedics
Improving Outcomes for Children with Orthopedic Disabilities through Early Intervention
...services include: Speech therapy to help...include: Speech therapy to help with talking...skills Physical therapy to help with movement...strength Occupational therapy to help with everyday...with everyday activities Why is Early Intervention...right support and therapy at a young age...more fully in activities. Research shows...impairments. Starting therapy early can help...
Special Needs > Autism Spectrum
Holistic Approaches to Managing Autism Spectrum Disorder
...social skills, repetitive behaviors, speech, and nonverbal communication. Every...professional. Sensory Integration Therapy. Many individuals with autism experience...overwhelming. Sensory Integration Therapy helps individuals cope with sensory...information more effectively. It involves activities that challenge the person's senses...
Medical > Pediatrics
Therapeutic Approaches to Autism: Exploring Pediatric Possibilities
...meaningful, and effective therapy. In the world of pediatrics,...recommends initiating therapy as early as possible,...help to encourage speech, social skills, and...integrating each child's therapy within their school...backbone of autism therapy relies on traditional...cognitive-behavioral therapy (CBT) and applied...These groups use activities and games to teach...
Therapies > Speech
Speech-Based Activities for Kids with Apraxia
Speech-Based Activities...Speech-Based Activities to Do with Your...childhood apraxia of speech (CAS), is a neurologically-based...neurologically-based motor speech disorder in which...movements related to speech. It is a serious...serious childhood speech disorder best...frequent and intense speech therapy conducted...intense speech therapy conducted by...by a trained speech-language pathologist...
Assistive Tech > Apps
Special Needs App of the Day: Smart Oral Motor
...does not eliminate the likely need for a licensed speech and language pathologist, this app can be used...by SLPs and caregivers who want to supplement activities for therapy sessions. Smart Oral Motor is user-friendly...caregivers who want to supplement activities for therapy sessions. Smart Oral Motor is user-friendly and...
Special Needs > Learning Differences
IEP or 504: Which Plan Does Your Child with a Learning Difference Need?
...specialized instruction, related services like speech therapy or occupational therapy, and built-in progress...specialized instruction, related services like speech therapy or occupational therapy, and built-in progress...related services like speech therapy or occupational therapy, and built-in progress monitoring. The school is...
News > Research
When Studies Disagree: How to Make Sense of Conflicting Research as a Special Needs Parent
...showing that intensive therapy produces better outcomes....intensive and standard therapy schedules. Now what?...for ADHD, optimal therapy intensity, medication...people. A study on speech therapy outcomes for...A study on speech therapy outcomes for three-year-olds...thing as a study on speech therapy for seven-year-olds...a study on speech therapy for seven-year-olds...
Education > Other
Charter Schools and Special Education: What Parents Need to Know
...evaluations and develop new IEPs as needed Provide related services (OT, PT, speech therapy, etc.) outlined...and develop new IEPs as needed Provide related services (OT, PT, speech therapy, etc.) outlined...