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Guidelines for Parents Contemplating a Change of School for their Selectively Mute Child

January 1, 2008

Article, OT, Selective Mutism, SLP

Guidelines for Parents Contemplating a Change of School for their Selectively Mute Child All material Copyright © 2006 Selective Mutism Group ~ Childhood Anxiety Network Reprinted with the express permission of SMG as originally published on their website. By: Alice Sluckin – Chair, SMIRA SMIRA…...

January 1, 2008

Article, SLP

Pratt, S. (2005, March 22). The ASHA Leader. It is well known that the development of speech is extremely limited without adequate auditory input and feedback. An obvious example is that hearing loss in infancy and early childhood usually affects all as…...

January 1, 2008

Article, OT, SPD

By: Sensory Processing Disorder Foundation Reprinted with the express permission of SPD, Sensory Processing Disorders Foundation as originally published on their website. The following statement reflects the position of University of Southern California, Department of Occupational Science and Occupational Therapy and Western Psychological Services…...

January 1, 2008

Article, Auditory Processing Disorder, SLP

By: National Institutes of Health (NIH), National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders (NIDCD) Reprinted with the permission of National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders (NIDCD) as originally published on their Website What is auditory processing? Auditory processing is the term used to…...

January 1, 2008

[Source] ASHA Article Answers Questions of: What is ADHD? What are some signs or symptoms of ADHD? How is ADHD diagnosed? What speech and language treatments are available for people with ADHD? What other organizations have information about ADHD? Read the Full Article…...

January 1, 2008

Art Therapy, Article, OT, Parental Involvement, SLP

By: Pamela Ullmann, ATR-BC, LCAT copyright 2011. Pamela Ullmann. This blog post has been reprinted with express permission of the author as it appeared on the Colors of Play Blog. Within my private practice with the Autism population, I have discovered that the…...

January 1, 2008

Article, Language, SLP, Speech

By: Shareka Bentham, SLT copyright 2010. Shareka Bentham, SLT This blog post has been reprinted with express permission of the author as it appeared on her blog Easy Speech and Language Ideas This is my first of what I hope will be many updates on…...

January 1, 2008

Book, Floortime, Parental Involvement

Professor of psychiatry and pediatrics Greenspan (The Challenging Child, Engaging Autism) expands his authorial reach, heretofore limited to special needs children, with this general guide to instilling values in any developing child. A conversational style eases parents into the methods for cultivating…...

January 1, 2008

Article, OT, PT, TBI

All material Copyright © 2009 Lash & Associates Publishing/Training, Inc This article is reprinted with the express permission of Lash & Associates as it appears on their website By: Marilyn Lash, M.S.W. NB: This article was originally written for parents. We present it here as it…...

January 1, 2008

Article, Autism, Bilingualism

Goldstein, B. & Fabiano, L. (2007, February 13). The ASHA Leader. An estimated 5.2 million bilingual children are enrolled in schools in the United States, a 61% increase since 1994 (National Center for English Language Acquisition and Language Instruction Education Programs, 2005).…...