Autism Series III: 20 Must-Know Terms Related to Autism This article describes common terms related to Autism or Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASD) . These terms are used often while reading information related to Autism / ASD or heard while speaking with physicians or therapists. Do note that these are not dictionary definitions but simple explanations …
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Daily Routine Activities To Help Your Child Talk In Sentences Daily Routine Activities for child speech – Language learning happens at all the time during the daily activities. As a parent, you need to give more and more opportunities for the child to use longer and longer sentences. Here are some of the examples as …
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Involving children in household chores gives them opportunity to become active participant in the house. Kids begin to see themselves as important contributors to the family. Holding children accountable for their chores can increase a sense of themselves as responsible and actually make them more responsible.
Sentence Building in Children Aged Below 5 Years Q. When does sentence building in children start? A child as young as 1.5 years can speak in a meaningful sentence using 2 words (Eg: My doll). As in when a child develops more vocabulary, she/he will start using longer and longer sentences. We can measure sentence …
Create VERBAL ROUTINES and get your toddler talking! VERBAL ROUTINES consist of words that are repeated at a predictable time during an activity. A verbal routine occurs any time a person says the same words, in the same way, for the same things, every time a specific activity occurs. Introducing Verbal routines in your daily …
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Behavior Management for Children with Delays Parenting a special child comes with special challenges and requires greater attention to lots of areas of your child’s life. One of the main aspects that parents need to focus on is the behavior management. Autism Spectrum comes with numerous behavior issues like anger, tantrums, mood swings etc. Sometimes …
How we can deal with a New diagnosis of autism? If a child presents delays or change in areas of social skills, communication skills and behaviors, it becomes essential to screen the child for Autism. A diagnostic evaluation is warranted if the child shows significant ‘red flags’. Read the first article of our ‘autism series’ …
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Autism Series I: What to Know About Screening a Child for Autism Autism is a complex condition/disorder wherein the individual or child shows challenges in the areas of social skills, communication skills and behaviors. The disorder which falls within the Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASD) has a range of symptoms which may vary from child to …
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Vocal Hygiene – 10 Tips for Taking Care of Your Voice Two aspects that typically stand out after having met someone new are – the person’s face and voice. Each persons’ voice is individualistic – and it defines them. The voice is an outcome of sound from our vocal cords. Our vocal system, which consists …
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Vocal Hygiene for Kids – Habits They Should Keep Children love to use their voice in different ways. Apart from talking they can be seen to sing or whisper. Many a times, they may also indulge in singing loudly at a high pitch, shouting / yelling excessively or even whispering continuously while playing. Habitually using …