When is Speech Therapy needed? You need to see a speech therapist Speech helps in verbal expression and forming sounds and words. While language involves the broader process of understanding other people and being understood through verbal and non-verbal communication. A growing toddler with a speech issue might have difficulty saying certain sounds and pronouncing …
What is cognition? In this blog, we will be discussing what is cognition? How cognition and speech development are related? Some other aspects related to cognition. Now, the word cognition may look like a fancy big term but it’s not. Cognition is the process of learning to reason, think and understand various stimuli in our …
Paper Cups for Language Development A speech therapy session usually begins with an assessment by a speech-language pathologist. During the session, the speech therapist implements different speech and language techniques through activities like app-based learning, sensory play, role play, etc. Incorporating speech activities into the daily routine at home can be extremely beneficial to your …
Importance of Early Intervention for Speech Disorders What is Early Intervention? Importance of Early Intervention for Speech Disorders, The early years of a child are crucial for speech and language skills. This is because young children’s brains develop very quickly. It absorbs skills easily. The time period from birth to 3 years is important. The …
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Smash Mats for Speech and Language development Smash mats are considered to be an interactive way to teach virtually the speech and language concepts. They are very flexible because you can use them for targeting many speech and language goals. It’s easy to get responses from the child by asking them to place the play …
Down Syndrome: Myths and Facts You must have heard about Persons with Down Syndrome. In this blog series, we will be talking about Down’s Syndrome: Myths and Facts. Down Syndrome: Myths and Facts Down Syndrome is a rare genetic disorder. Fact: Down Syndrome is a common disorder. It is due to the presence of an …
Speech Stimulation in Infants and Toddlers with Down Syndrome : A Guide for Parents Speech Stimulation in Infants, Down Syndrome is a developmental difficulty due to a chromosomal error (or a problem with genes). All children with Down Syndrome have some degree of learning disability and develop skills at a slower rate than other children. …
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How to engage kids with speech delays at home during COVID-19 Speech therapy practice in lockdown, How to engage kids with speech delays at home during COVID-19, In this time of social distancing, or more accurately physical distancing, a new way of life as COVID-19 cases grow by the day, people of all ages are …
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Gentle or strict? What works best for kids with developmental delays? Best for kids with developmental delays, A child is diagnosed to have a developmental delay when he/ she does not achieve the critical milestones at expected times in the process of development. Delays can occur in the development of speech and language, motor, cognition …
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Angelman Syndrome Angelman syndrome is a complex genetic disorder that primarily affects the nervous system. Characteristic features: Delayed development: becomes noticeable by the age of 6 to 12 months Intellectual disability Severe speech impairment Ataxia (Problems with movement and balance) Recurrent seizures (epilepsy) Microcephaly (a small head size) Click here to know few facts about seizures. …