Speech Tips for Fragile X Syndrome Fragile X syndrome is a genetic disorder that causes mental disability. Many parents report that children with Fragile X syndrome have a variety of problems. Some of them are social and, behavioral issues, speech and language difficulties, and sensory issues. There is no cure for this disorder. However, therapy …
Online Occupational Therapy Online Occupational Therapy is newly gaining momentum since the pandemic. For instance, we are navigating different routines as a new normal. These include ordering things online and schooling online. Just as working from home, intervention therapies have also gone online. To understand, online Occupational Therapy has been in practice for many years …
Activities for Balance and Coordination in Children To understand balance and coordination in children and the activities for these, let us look at what they are: Balance is the ability to maintain the body position while performing a task. This is either static or dynamic. Coordination is the ability to use limbs and eyes, in …
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Simple at Home Experiments for Kids Kids learn through play. When you do simple science experiments, it helps develop many skills. It builds various communication skills, vocabulary sentence length, questioning skills etc. Science experiments make the kids wonder, “Oh! How did that happen?” It increases curiosity in their little brains. This same inquisitiveness stimulates them to …
Self-care for Parents What is Self-care? Self-care is one of the most important factors of our well-being. Our well-being is in our hands and we are responsible for how we maintain our physical and mental wellness. Self-care means taking care of oneself using tools that help to de-stress us so we are able to cope …
Building resilience in children They say children are the most resilient. Even as babies they are made to survive the falls much to the relief of new parents. Their injuries heal faster and their immunity boosts back quicker. Like physical immunity, there is also mental immunity as well. This mental immunity is called resilience. Resilience …
Teaching coping skills to children We all have different coping skills that we use to cope up in times of distress. These skills serve us in a way that makes it easier to handle stressors. However, coping skills can be both healthy and unhealthy. Of course, having healthy coping skills is a better way to …
All about Dyslexia What is Dyslexia? Dyslexia is thought of as letter reversals such as reading /b/ as /d/. For many years, before becoming a speech-language pathologist, even I thought so. But it is much more than that. Dyslexia is a difficulty in reading printed material. It is a type of learning disability. The individual …
Selective Mutism Children who don’t speak in certain situations or around some people tend to develop an anxiety disorder called selective mutism. They will be very talkative at home but very quiet at school. It is found to be frustrating for them as well as others. Signs of selective mutism: The signs of selective …
Distance Learning Ideas for Kids Teaching and learning can be fun at home! Hence, we are talking about Distance Learning Ideas for Kids. All we need is to be creative, imaginative, and interactive. Further, E-learning or distance learning is a part of our lives post COVID-19. Moreover, social distancing brings several restrictions. Kids are mostly …