Articulation Therapy: Teaching F and V sound The sounds f and v are labiodental fricatives. The name ‘fricatives’ comes from the friction sound that is made when these sounds are produced. When producing fricatives, air flows continuously through articulators (be it the tongue and teeth/lips and teeth) positioned in a specific manner. ‘Labiodental’ is a …
Music & Speech Therapy: Building Language while Crafting Instruments Music & Speech Therapy – There are several ways in which music can be used to build speech and language skills (read about it here). Music allows a speech therapist to bring in a lot of fun into the session. The right song (or rhyme) can …
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Tips to Engage Children Meaningfully During Travel Tips to Engage Children Meaningfully During Travel -Vacations call for happy times with family while you explore the place and enjoy being away from work and daily chores. We all plan well ahead of our vacations, except for the impromptu plans. Even till date, whenever I plan a …
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Autism Series VIII: 7 Ways to Deal with Fluctuations in your Child’s Skills Deal with Fluctuations in your Child’s Skills, Consistent therapy for a child with Autism / ASD can help develop positive changes in his / her skills. However, there are times when the child may show fluctuations in the skills despite such consistency …
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Playdates For Children With Special Needs Playdates are vital for all children to hone critical social skills on which future relationships will be built. But with special needs children, scheduling a playdate can feel a bit overwhelming. Special needs children tend to have a difficult time interacting with their peers. As a parent, you want to …
Funtastic Play Ideas: UNO In each article of this series, five different ways of playing with a toy will be discussed. Let’s begin to explore the games and enjoy ourselves! If you’ve never played Uno before, it’s a simple game of matching either colours or numbers. That’s it, indeed! A youngster may engage in an …
Everyday Items as Awesome Toys: BINDIS Everyday Items as Awesome Toys, The awesomeness of common items in play should not go unnoticed! In this series, we will explore one such common item each time and discuss different ways to play with it. This article is exploring the everyday item: Bindis Bindis are easily available …
Shereen Idiculla on a Roll with Oral Placement Therapy Shereen Idiculla 14 years of practice, India’s First Speech Language Therapist to complete Level 3 Oral Placement Therapy, Hanen Certified, Director of Clinical Services at PlayStreet Specially Abled Educare Trust, Co-founder and Director of KidsStreet, a keen learner and a compassionate personality, Shereen Idiculla with all …
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Self-Control Activities for Children Introducing new behaviors to children or changing or modifying the old ones can be a herculean task. Children are quick learners and absorb things like a sponge. Therefore, what we present to them has to be done with a certain thought and deliberately at times. Self-control is one such thing that …
Depression in Elderly: How to Help a Parent Depression can affect anyone regardless of their age, gender or any other background. While we are still yet to overcome the stigmas attached to this disease, the geriatric population in our country continues to suffer. Lack of awareness also leads to the family feeling helpless and not …