Watching your child miss a milestone is a very worrying sign. If your child is missing speech milestones he or she may have a neurological condition called Apraxia. In this post we provide 17 resources that will help you learn about apraxia and its characteristics. Apraxia On The Web The Childhood Apraxia of Speech Association of North America [...]
So… Are you on Pinterest yet? If you haven’t heard the buzz yet Pinterest is a pinboard-styled social photo sharing website. The service allows users to create and manage theme-based image collections. The site’s mission statement is to “connect everyone in the world through the ‘things’ they find interesting.” The Growth of Pinterest has been amazing. Pinterest [...]
“Well, he doesn’t look autistic to me.” That’s a line I’ve often heard through the years, usually from other parents of children with autism. My son has been evaluated, diagnosed and re-diagnosed many times, always with the same result: Autism Spectrum Disorder. Two Boys On The Spectrum Even in the autism community, many do not [...]
A Computer Game That Helps Computer-based programs often entertain children, but a unique program called Interactive Metronome is not only fun, but also successful in improving a wide spectrum of childhood and special-needs issues, including attention, concentration, auditory processing, cognitive speed, executive functions, language processing, memory, motor-control, coordination, phonological awareness, reading and math fluency, self-control, [...]
Apple recently opened a special section of their App Store to showcase learning and communication tools for students with special needs. These Assistive Technologies are for Apple mobile platforms like the iPad, iPhone and iPod. The aggregated tools contain the best of 3rd party applications, ranging from free tools to a few hundred dollars per [...]
Children with special needs often struggle to speak. This is most likely because the act of speaking is a complex fine motor skill, requiring hundreds of precise, planned, executed and coordinated oral motor movements, which are expressed as vowels and consonants. A great deal of practice is needed for words to become automatic and spoken with ease, [...]
By Lauren Turner Six years ago, I set out for a college internship at a clinic for special needs children. I did not know it then, but it was this internship would turn out to be a defining moment that would change my life forever. Each child I met during the course of time I [...]
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