New Case Study : Tele-Speech Remediation of Stuttering Stuttering affects 1% of the total adult population and is a complex multi-dimensional speech disorder whose impact crosses into an individual’s social, cognitive, emotional, and physiological life (Yairi and Ambrose, 2005). Stuttering or stammering is the disruption in the forward flow of speech. It manifests as repetitions, …
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Voice Changes During Puberty in Teenagers Is your child’s voice cracking and sounding squeaky? Congratulations, puberty has officially arrived! This article is on voice changes during puberty in teenagers. As your child is going through physical changes in his/her teens, you will notice a change in their voice. This is very common in male children. …
Vital Stim Therapy for Swallowing Difficulty The incidence and prevalence of swallowing issues are alarming. Are you someone who has swallowing difficulty? Do you know anyone with a feeding issue? In this blog, we are giving an overview of Vital Stim Therapy for Swallowing difficulty. First, let’s talk about swallowing issues or Dysphagia. Specifically, dysphagia …
Autistic Communication and Infodumping Autistic communication is unique. If you are a teacher, parent, or friend of an autistic person, understanding their communication style is critical. Hence, today we are talking about autistic communication and infodumping. There are many ways a person can communicate. In other words, people using speech, signs, AAC, gestures, eye gaze, …
Social Thinking Methodology Social Thinking methodology is a program for everyone. It is ideal for kids from ages 4 to adults. We are talking about Social Thinking methodology in this blog. Michelle Garcia Winner, a speech-language pathologist created the concept of Social Thinking. In the ’90s. Further, she devised this methodology. As she was working …
Teaching Zones of Regulation to Children Emotions and feelings are quite hard for all of us to manage. So, imagine how difficult it is for your child. In other words, learning to identify and manage one’s feelings is a big task for children. So, Ms. Leah Kuypers an OT specializing in Autism developed a curriculum. …
Top AAC Apps for Adults Augmentative and Alternative Communication (AAC) system is for everyone! It’s not just for children. Further, there are many people living with communication disorders. In other words, disorders such as aphasia, dysarthria, vocal cancers, head-neck cancers, and other neurological diseases. This affects a person’s ability to communicate. Additionally, many people with …
Top Poems to Teach your Child We all learned poems as we grew up! So, today let’s talk about top poems to teach your child. Poems have several benefits for everyone. In other words, children as young as a year old can follow simple poems. Poems are like a bridge connecting speaking, language learning, reading, …
No human is perfect, but it is our ability to love and live with the imperfections that make us humans! Do you know what is the most Googled question on Autism? No idea! It is, Is Autism Curable? Have you wondered the same! Do you think Autism is curable? This question has been on the …
Happy Autism Acceptance Month! Promote Neurodiversity! April has been “Autism Awareness Month” for many years. This long-needed shift to “Autism Acceptance Month” from “Autism Awareness Month” is finally here. Therefore, today we will be talking in favor of Autism Acceptance and Empathy. Autism Acceptance and Empathy Firstly, let’s go back in time. This is before …