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Dyslexia and reading problems
What is dyslexia? Dyslexia is a complex language problem. It has to do with the way the brain works, not with vision. It involves not being able to break a word down into the [...]
Developmental and language delay
Developmental Delay What is developmental delay? Developmental Delay is when your child does not reach their developmental milestones at the expected times. It is an ongoing major or minor delay in the process of [...]
Speech Therapy Overview
Speech Therapy Speech-language pathology is a field of expertise practiced by a clinician known as a Speech-language pathologist (SLP), also called speech and language therapist, or speech therapist, who specializes in the evaluation and treatment [...]
Autism, schools and your child’s rights
Your Child's Rights After months of research, a team of lawyers at Goodwin Procter LLP generously put together a helpful guide to help families understand the IEP process as their loved ones head back [...]
Sport and the language impaired child.
As parents of language deficient children we know how incredibly isolating this condition can be. Yet a great many children with this and related disorders like autism can be highly visual and with the right [...]
Shopping with an Autistic child: Dealing with awkward situations
Feel you can't go shopping with your autistic child? As parents of language impaired children with the kind of behaviors that this brings, I frequently get asked about family activities. We all live in a [...]
Preschool and language problems
Preschool Language problems What are preschool language disorders? Preschool children (3 to 5 years old) with language disorders may have trouble understanding communication and talking. What are some signs [...]
Childhood Speech problems and apraxia
Childhood Speech problems (Apraxia) What is childhood apraxia of speech? Childhood apraxia of speech (CAS) is a motor speech disorder. Children with CAS have problems saying sounds, syllables, and [...]
Speech therapy and our boys
Speech therapy from reading: our story Anyone who knows me will tell you that I place high importance on Speech and language therapies. I spoke about our good friend Elaine Stevick in a recent [...]
Autism, schools and getting what you need
School and the Autistic child. A lot of families in our group connected with me over the summer about choosing a school for their special needs child. So I thought this would be a [...]
What are speech and language disorders?
What are speech/language delays and disorders? Speech is the sound that comes out of our mouths. When it is not understood by others there is a problem. Speech problems, such as stuttering and [...]
Autism spectrum disorder explained
What is autism? Autism is a developmental disability. Children with autism, also known as autism spectrum disorder or ASD, have social, communication and language problems. They also have restricted and repetitive patterns of behavior, [...]
A speech & language pathologist: tips
Your speech therapist and developing language. When Val and I look back on the boys' early years, we could remember several specialists who provided communication therapies to the boys. But there was a core to [...]
Speech and language therapy interventions for children
Speech and language therapy interventions for children with primary speech and/or language disorders Background Description of the condition Speech and/or language disorders are amongst the most common developmental difficulties in childhood. Such difficulties are [...]
Picture Exchange Communication
Picture Exchange Communication (PECS) I had the opportunity to speak with another wonderful mom recently from Sidney about her 7 year old son Matt. Matt's primary communication system is PECS, or picture exchange communication. [...]