by Progressive Pediatric Therapy | Jul 8, 2022 | Autism Spectrum Disorder, Language Therapy, Occupational Therapy, Parenting, Pediatric Speech Therapy, Special Needs Children, Specialty Programs, Speech Therapy
By Kathryn Ring, OTR/L Young adults with ASD should be able to access the same opportunities available to all youth entering adulthood including pursuing life goals, participating in community life, entering the workforce, and living independently. Having...
by Progressive Pediatric Therapy | Jun 16, 2022 | Developmental Milestones, Early Intervention, Language Therapy, Parenting, Pediatric Speech Therapy, Speech Therapy
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...
by Progressive Pediatric Therapy | Jun 2, 2022 | Developmental Milestones, Early Intervention, Language Therapy, Parenting, Pediatric Speech Therapy, Speech Therapy
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...
by Progressive Pediatric Therapy | May 23, 2022 | Autism Spectrum Disorder, Feeding Therapy, Occupational Therapy, Parenting, Pediatric Speech Therapy, Special Needs Children, Specialty Programs, Speech Therapy
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,...
by Progressive Pediatric Therapy | Jan 11, 2022 | Early Intervention, Language Therapy, Parenting, Pediatric Speech Therapy, Speech Therapy
By Cassie Hicks, M.A., CCC-SLP Blog post written for use with Brown Bear, Brown Bear, What Do You See? by Bill Martin Jr. and Eric Carle. This is a great book for both readers and pre-readers. The story consists of repetitive sentence structures, making it easy for...
by Progressive Pediatric Therapy | Nov 8, 2021 | Autism Spectrum Disorder, Gross Motor Skills, Infant Development, Occupational Therapy, Parenting, Physical Therapy, Special Needs Children, Specialty Programs
Written By: Kaleigh Smyrk, PT, DPT Children typically begin to walk around 12 months of age, and when they start, it is so exciting to see! You may notice that your child starts to walk with a wide base of support, some waddling, and little to no arm swing. Initially,...
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