What is Tube Feeding? Tube feeding Is generally involves delivering a liquid feed through the nose (nasal tube) or stomach (gastrostomy tube). Feed types include expressed breast milk, infant formula or a specialised liquid feed. Key points to remember It helps your child to meet their nutritional needs when they are not able to eat …
My Spinning, Running, Anxious Child, Is it a Sensory Processing Disorder? We all have a sensory processing system. It means all our five senses (hearing, touch, taste, smell and vision) receive information from the environment around us and transmit this information to the brain to make sense of it. There are two additional hidden senses …
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Articulation Therapy: A Beginner’s Guide Misarticulation or the lack of correct pronunciation of sounds can hinder good communication. Sounds are learnt developmentally and hence as the child grows, sounds would typically become clearer and more adult-like. However, at times, such clarity is not reached. [Click here to read more about typical development of articulation] The …
10 Myths About Children Who Are Learning to Talk! About Children Who Are Learning to Talk! – Learning to talk is a complex process. You might have heard many pieces of advice and tales on how children learn to talk. Let’s expose a 10 Myths About Speech Delay In Children and hear out the truth. …
Autism Series IV: What ASD is NOT! An understanding of Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASD) has been an evolving one for the last few decades. Researchers and practitioners have been and are constantly unraveling more and more about the disorder. There are several Myths that have been associated with the disorder. In this article, we will …
Tips To Choose The Right School For A Child With Special Needs So which is the Right School for a child? Parents are always on the lookout for the “perfect” school for their children. When it comes to schools for children with special needs, parents are even more anxious and have many questions!! What kind …
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Autism Series V: How to Search For Relevant Information Online Online search – There is no denying that the internet holds tremendous amounts of information across a variety of topics. In this tech-savvy era, answers to any query – big or small – is first searched online. Therefore, it is natural for parents and families …
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What is a Sippy cup and why is it used? Speech Difficulties – A Sippy cup is a training cup usually made of plastic with a screw or snap-on lid and a spout that lets your child drink without spilling. A Sippy cup is usually preferred as a transition from nursing /bottle feeding to a …
How Sensory Activities Promote Speech and Language Development Speech and Language Development, Sensory exploration stimulates all senses at the same time. These experiences can include touch, hearing, seeing, tasting, smelling, equilibrium and pressure ( tactile, audition, visual, gustatory, olfactory, vestibular and proprioception are more formal terms). And all these senses together boost many areas …
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Bedtime Talk : Building Your Child’s Creative Language Building Your Child’s Creative Language, We all know that having routines for the day can be very helpful for your child to predict, plan and communicate more effectively. Finding opportunities to talk with your child is crucial for his language development. Be it the morning rush hour …
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