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Oral Motor Exercises for Down Syndrome – Devising Your Own Oral Motor Home Programme

January 1, 2008

All material Copyright © May 2009 The Down Syndrome Centre Reprinted with the express permission of the Down Syndrome Centre as originally published on their website. By: Marinet vanVuren Marinet vanVuren is a South African born Speech and Language Therapist. For the past seven…...

January 1, 2008

Book, Selective Mutism

Often described as “social phobia’s cousin” and misdiagnosed as autism, selective mutism is a debilitating fear of speaking in some situations experienced by some children. The disorder usually presents in children before the age of five, but it may not be recognized…...

January 1, 2008

Article, Oral Motor, SLP

This handout was distributed by Dr. Gregory Lof at the 2009 ASHA convention. We reprint it here with his explicit permission. Read the Entire article HERE...

January 1, 2008

Article, OT, Problem Solving, School Psych, SLP, Social Skills

All material Copyright © 2007 Reprinted with the express permission of the primary author, Kristen Eastman, Psy.D. and the Selective Mutism Group ~ Childhood Anxiety Network as originally published on their website By: Kristen Eastman, Psy.D. Note: While this article is primarily directed to parents, we…...

January 1, 2008

Article, SLP

Binger, C. (2001, November 20). The ASHA Leader. Brandon, a young child with severe multiple disabilities, has recently been referred for speech and language services. During the speech-language pathologist’s first visit, Brandon’s mother shares some of her frustrations. “He’s already been through…...

January 1, 2008

Article, OT, Selective Mutism, SLP

by: The Selective Mutism Research and Treatment Team As a group, the Selective Mutism Treatment and Research Team has had experience with children with selective mutism and social anxiety that goes back nearly 20 years. The NYU Child Study Center, since its inception…...

January 1, 2008

Book, Down Syndrome, Language, SLP

As children with Down syndrome reach age 6 they encounter more complex speech and language demands in their learning and relationships with others. This is when gaps in communication abilities between children with Down syndrome and their typically developing peers begin to…...

January 1, 2008

Art Therapy, Article

By: Pamela Ullmann, ATR-BC, LCAT This blog post has been reprinted with express permission of the author as it appeared on her Full Spectrum Blog An Emerging Need Data released by the Centers for Disease Control (CDC) in 2007 revealed a startlingly high prevalence…...

January 1, 2008

Article, Heavy Work, OT, Proprioreception, SPD

Sensory Processing Disorder.com has some excellent articles. If you can ignore all the ads, there is some excellent information here. Read Heavy Work Activities (Proprioceptive Input) They Need Them, They Crave Them!...

January 1, 2008

Article, Autism

by: The National Center on Physical Activity and Disability Introduction The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reports that 1.5 million people who have some form of autism live in the United States. Also, 1 in every 166 children is diagnosed with autism…...