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 …
Online Speech Therapy For Adults and the Elderly 1SpecialPlace is not only for kids, but also for grown-ups. We are a multidisciplinary team which is trained and equipped for the intervention and treatment via online speech therapy for adults and the elderly. An online Speech Therapy expert can help you from the convenience of your …
Spectrum Of Hope – Advaith Life doesn’t come with an instruction manual, it comes with a mother A mother shares her story of raising her son, Advaith, with autism, how her own mighty spirit coupled with her husband’s support has helped identify the strengths of her son. Q. Please introduce yourself and your son to …
Spectrum Of Hope – Appu “Understanding is the first step to acceptance, and only with acceptance can there be recovery.” -J.K.Rowling This is an inspiring story of Appu the ‘warrior’ as his father rightly describes him! What makes this child special is not being on the Autism Spectrum disorder, but his uncompromising fighting spirit against …
Recognizing Andrea’s Contribution Andrea’s Contribution, Meet Andrea, aka Andee, who with her magical wand has created The Whimsical World. She has been a Speech-Language Pathologist for 18 years and has recently delved into Tele-Speech Therapy in the USA. Telepractice is her new love and she is also a passionate resource designer. She has created …
7 Ways of Helping Children who are Reluctant Talkers The term ‘reluctant talker’ is broadly used to describe children who may be selectively mute in situations outside home due to anxiety, shyness and lack of confidence. It may co-occur with developmental language disorders or delays in language development. Why are some children reluctant talkers? 1. …
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