Written By: Jacqueline Croke, M.S., CCC-SLP From the time toddlers enter preschool, books are an essential aspect of learning. Toddlers are typically introduced to “big books" before three to four years old. Big books are enlarged versions of texts that allow...
Written By: Cassie Hicks, MA, CCC-SLP What is it? Childhood apraxia of speech (CAS) is a speech disorder that makes the physical production of sounds and words difficult. A child who has CAS will have difficulty developing the motor plans required for the accurate...
Written by: Melissa Miller, CCC-SLP It is common for children with Autism and other developmental, emotional, or behavioral difficulties to have limited food preferences. Symptoms may go as far as vomiting, refusal to eat, interference with psychosocial functioning,...
Written By: Manuela McAndrew, C-SLPA The past two years in the pandemic have been short of easy. With lockdowns, school closures, and social distancing, you may be asking yourself how these unexpected events have impacted your child’s development. Progressive...
Written By: Mary Pengelley, PT, DPT What is Serial Bracing? Serial bracing is a therapeutic intervention used to decrease muscle tightness, change habitual patterns of movement in a single joint, or improve range of motion. It can be used for tight heel-cords...
Written By: Karina Lee, M.S., CCC-SLP Echolalia is the immediate or delayed repetition of language Scripting is the repetition of words, phrases, or sounds from other people’s speech - sometimes from movies/tv shows. Gestalt language processors are...