One of the main reasons parents come through our door is that they want their kids to talk. This is certainly a valid concern, as it is important for children to express their wants and needs. Talking is not necessarily functional speech. Functional speech is the ability to independently communicate meaningful information back and forth […]
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Speech therapy and motor therapy, what’s the connection?
January 21, 2015Category: Development, Physical Development, Speech Development
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What’s happening to our children?
October 24, 2014This is the final blog in our series, “What’s happening to our children?”, when 1 in 6 has a developmental disability. I have currently covered some of the major areas (dairy, gluten, additives/preservatives, chemicals, and vaccines) that I have seen that impact our children’s ability to function as they should. If you have a child, […]
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Additives, Preservatives, and Dyes – Oh My!
October 3, 2014At this point, you are probably thinking I’ve lost it! Or asking why I keep posting about food-related topics, when our focus is on children. The answer is simple. Something, or some things are contributing to the increased number of kids with developmental disabilities (CDC reports 1 in 6). Fifteen years ago the majority of […]
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Group Therapy – How we do it right!
September 11, 2014For several years we moved away from group therapy in an effort to focus on our individual therapy. This past summer we reinstated our groups, as our local school districts cut back on their offerings of extended school year (summer school). Our concern was that our current kiddos would miss the consistency and routine that […]
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