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Understanding Autism Spectrum Disorders: The Role of Speech-Language Pathologists and Audiologists in Service Delivery

January 1, 2008

Article, Autism, SLP

By: Prelock, P. (2001, September 25). The ASHA Leader. It is a hopeful time for families and children affected by autism spectrum disorders (ASD). It is also a critical time for speech-language pathologists and audiologists to increase their knowledge and skill in the…...

Managing Dysphagia in the Schools

January 1, 2008

Dysphagia, SLP

Arvedson, J. & Homer, E. (2006, September 26). The ASHA Leader. Speech-language pathologists in schools have found their roles expanding in recent years to include identification, evaluation, and management of students with feeding and swallowing disorders (dysphagia). These students come to school…...

January 1, 2008

Cochlear Implants, Hearing Loss, SLP

By: Madell, J. , Chute, P. & Kooper, R. (2002, September 10). The ASHA Leader. In the classroom, on the playground, and at school, competing noise prevents children who have hearing loss from clearly hearing a spoken message. Even with the best possible…...

January 1, 2008

ADHD, Article, Attention, OT

By: Loren Shlaes, OT Certified Teacher of the Alexander Technique 1. Make sure that the child with attentional issues is sitting near an adult with his back facing a wall, or better yet, niched in a corner. A sensory defensive child lives in…...

January 1, 2008

Article, Childhood Apraxia of Speech, SLP

Gildersleeve-Neumann, C. (2007, November 06). The ASHA Leader. When you work with a child with apraxia of speech, you gain a greater respect for the complexity of the speech task and why the understanding of motor learning theory is invaluable for treatment.…...

January 1, 2008

Book, SPD

by: Chynna Laird What would you do if your child suffered with something so severe it affected every aspect of her life? And what if your cries for help fell on deaf ears at every turn? You’d follow your gut and fight…...

January 1, 2008

Down Syndrome, Literacy, Parental Involvement, SLP

By: Anne van Bysterveldt, Gail Gillon and Susan Foster-Cohen This article can be found on Down Syndrome Online. Down Syndrome Online offers comprehensive information about Down syndrome, including articles, books and scientific papers. Adopting a sociocultural approach to the acquisition of literacy has resulted…...

LiteGait Trainer used in CP Therapy

January 1, 2008

Adaptive Technology, Cerebral Palsy, Gait, Video

Occupational Therapist, Hulet Smith, and his daughter, Sophia, who has Cerebral Palsy, demonstrates the LiteGait Trainer....

January 1, 2008

Book, Fine Motor Skills, OT

The updated and expanded 2nd edition of “Fine Motor Skills in Children with Down Syndrome” continues to be a popular, practical guide to understanding fine motor skills in children with Down syndrome and helping them develop these skills from birth through early…...

January 1, 2008

Article, Down Syndrome, SLP

This article can be found on Down Syndrome Online. Down Syndrome Online offers comprehensive information about Down syndrome, including articles, books and scientific papers. Significant progress is being made in understanding some of the main reasons why children with intellectual disabilities, and particularly children…...