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Helping Children with Down Syndrome Communicate Better: Speech and Language Skills for Ages 6-14

January 1, 2008

Book, Down Syndrome, Language, SLP

As children with Down syndrome reach age 6 they encounter more complex speech and language demands in their learning and relationships with others. This is when gaps in communication abilities between children with Down syndrome and their typically developing peers begin to…...

January 1, 2008

Art Therapy, Article

By: Pamela Ullmann, ATR-BC, LCAT This blog post has been reprinted with express permission of the author as it appeared on her Full Spectrum Blog An Emerging Need Data released by the Centers for Disease Control (CDC) in 2007 revealed a startlingly high prevalence…...

January 1, 2008

Article, Heavy Work, OT, Proprioreception, SPD

Sensory Processing Disorder.com has some excellent articles. If you can ignore all the ads, there is some excellent information here. Read Heavy Work Activities (Proprioceptive Input) They Need Them, They Crave Them!...

January 1, 2008

Article, Autism

by: The National Center on Physical Activity and Disability Introduction The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reports that 1.5 million people who have some form of autism live in the United States. Also, 1 in every 166 children is diagnosed with autism…...

January 1, 2008

Book, Feeding Disorders, OT, Picky Eaters, SLP

Melanie Potock, MA, CCC-SLP is a certified speech-language pathologist who has specialized for over 12 years in helping children love a variety of food. Her practice focuses on the family and teaching the fundamentals of parenting in the kitchen. Mel wrote this…...

January 1, 2008

Article, Down Syndrome

By: Elaine Bull The transfer to secondary education can be an anxious time and planning ahead can help. This article offers practical advice about what to consider, when to start planning and discusses many of the issues involved in the transition to later…...

January 1, 2008

Article, OT, Selective Mutism, SLP

Guidelines for Parents Contemplating a Change of School for their Selectively Mute Child All material Copyright © 2006 Selective Mutism Group ~ Childhood Anxiety Network Reprinted with the express permission of SMG as originally published on their website. By: Alice Sluckin – Chair, SMIRA SMIRA…...

January 1, 2008

Article, SLP

Pratt, S. (2005, March 22). The ASHA Leader. It is well known that the development of speech is extremely limited without adequate auditory input and feedback. An obvious example is that hearing loss in infancy and early childhood usually affects all as…...

January 1, 2008

Article, OT, SPD

By: Sensory Processing Disorder Foundation Reprinted with the express permission of SPD, Sensory Processing Disorders Foundation as originally published on their website. The following statement reflects the position of University of Southern California, Department of Occupational Science and Occupational Therapy and Western Psychological Services…...

January 1, 2008

Article, Auditory Processing Disorder, SLP

By: National Institutes of Health (NIH), National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders (NIDCD) Reprinted with the permission of National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders (NIDCD) as originally published on their Website What is auditory processing? Auditory processing is the term used to…...