Introduction ScheduleParenthood is a continuous journey. Making Independent Choices, This blog is on Making Independent Choices. As our children grow, we as parents evolve along with their growth and development. We cherish the different stages in their lives. Each phase presents itself with its own set of joy and challenges. The pre-teen and teen stages …
“I Spy” Speech Activities for Kids Are you running out of speech and language activities for your kids at home? Today, we bring to you this fun “I Spy” Speech Activities for Kids. “I Spy” Games can be played anywhere and in many ways. It is a fun way to teach many speech and language …
“Wh” of Speech and Swallowing in Multiple Sclerosis Multiple Sclerosis (MS) is a central nervous system disease. In other words, it is an immune system disease. It affects the brain and the spinal cord. Further, the cause of MS is not known. Eventually, MS leads to a slow decline of nerve function. It also causes …
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What to do When Your Child gets an Autism Diagnosis When Your Child gets an Autism Diagnosis When a professional informs you that your child has autism spectrum disorder, it may be a new term to you. At this moment as a parent, you may be feeling somewhat confused. Remember this, however: Autism will never …
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Oral Motor Exercises for Down’s Syndrome “We can complain because rose bushes have thorns, or rejoice because throw bushes have roses”- Abraham Lincoln Oral Motor Exercises for Down’s Syndrome This blog is on Oral Motor Exercises for Down’s Syndrome. Today we are going to talk about these adorable and loving children who are a little …
Activities to Teach Pronouns to Children This blog is on Activities to Teach Pronouns to Children. Further, a child develops speech-language milestones step by step in a particular developmental order. Pronouns emerge at around the age of 19-24 months. Similarly, one of the components of language development is to understand the rules of his/her native language …
Working Memory Activities for Children This blog is on Working Memory Activities for Children. What is working memory: It is the ability to keep information active in your mind for a short period (2-3 secs), which is to be used for further processing. Also important for many days to day tasks such as following commands, …
Hearing Developmental Milestones for Children Did you know that a baby starts to hear sounds even before it is born? Yes! Further, the development of hearing happens when the baby is in the mother’s womb and by around 6-7 months of gestation, it starts to hear sounds. This blog is on, Hearing Developmental Milestones …
Author Gopika Kapoor in Conversation with 1SpecialPlace Beyond the Blue: Love, Life, and Autism is an inspiring book written by Ms. Gopika Kapoor. Ms. Kapoor is an author, Autism consultant, and a mother to a son with Autism. Ms. Kapoor was awarded the Young FCCI Ladies Organization (YFLO) Woman Achievers Award for her brilliant writing. …
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Tips to Implement AAC at Home Get help from Speech-Language Pathologists (SLP) & AAC users. To use AAC at home, parents will often require guidance & training from speech therapists. Parent training is a very important part of an AAC implementation at home. The SLP’s help in training the parents with communication strategies that help …