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Video: Is it Baby Babble or a Sign of A Speech Problem

January 1, 2008

Childhood Apraxia of Speech, SLP, Video

(From YouTube) Every proud parent hangs on every word their baby says. What if those first few words are hard to come by or understand? It might just be a normal phase, or it could be a sign of a growing problem…...

January 1, 2008

Article, Selective Mutism

By: Schum, R. (2002, September 24). The ASHA Leader. Selective mutism is a uniquely challenging childhood communication disorder that demands a coordinated treatment approach. Speech-language pathologists are in an excellent position to coordinate intervention among family, classroom teachers, and other clinicians See the…...

Bullying: No Escape (Part 1)

January 1, 2008

Bullying, School Psych

[Source] CNN Anderson Cooper hosts a town hall special on bullying titled “Bullying: No Escape” with special guests including Dr. Phil McGraw and American Idol’s Crystal Bowersox. This is the First of Four Segments....

January 1, 2008

Article, Resonance Disorders, SLP

[Source: Boca Raton Speech & Voice Center, Inc.] Resonance is the quality of the voice that results from sound vibrations in the pharynx, oral cavity, and nasal cavity. The relative balance of sound vibration in these anatomical cavities determines whether the quality…...

January 1, 2008

ADHD, Article, Hearing Loss, Music Therapy, OT, SLP, SPD

By: Max Stanley Chartrand, Ph.D. (Behavioral Medicine) DigiCare® Hearing Research & Rehabilitation Research shows that music students: Do better in reading and math than non-music students Overcome learning disabilities easier Go to college in greater numbers Are better behaved Are more successful in…...

January 1, 2008

Book, School Psych

The purpose of the Affect-Language Curriculum (ABLC) is to provide families, therapists and teachers a systematic, intensivee program based on both new insights and tradional knowledge of the development of communication and language. The curriculum utilizes affect and engagement with pleasurable back-and-forth…...

Equipment for Rett Syndrome

January 1, 2008

Article, OT, PT, Rett Syndrome

All material Copyright© 2008-2010 International Rett Syndrome Foundation Reprinted with the express permission of International Rett Syndrome Foundation (IRSF) as originally published on their Website. Editor’s Note: This article was originally written for parents. We present it here as it is an excellent…...

January 1, 2008

Articulation, Book, SLP

The Entire World of R™ Instructional Workbook, by Christine Ristuccia advances a new phonological strategy for evaluating and treating the /r/ phoneme. Centered on the 21 basic phonological components of the /r/ phoneme, the strategy offers easy to follow steps as well…...

Video: A Mother's Mission

January 1, 2008

Rett Syndrome, Video

Anne Ebeling of Parents TV interviews spend the day with Ingrid Harding, Founder and President of Girl Power 2 Cur...

January 1, 2008

Article, Literacy, SLP

Cherry-Cruz, T. (2001, December 26). The ASHA Leader. Speech-language pathologists who provide services in the public schools all know that there are not enough hours in the day to provide quality services to the ever-increasing numbers of students that are identified with…...