Evelyn Mann is a special needs mom living with her husband in Tampa, Florida. They are raising their six year old son who was born with a rare form of dwarfism called Thanatophoric Dwarfism. You can follow their journey on their website. “Did you see my son hit that baseball out of the park!” the […]
Children With Special Needs
Autism: The Importance of Early Detection and Intervention
As with any child with special needs, early detection is essential to allow interventions to be implemented. With autism, intervention needs to be started before deviation and delay from the normal pattern of development has progressed too far. A characteristic unique to Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASD) is the need for structure and repetitive routines. The […]
Difficulty Communicating Caused By Cerebral Palsy Is No Match for the Assitive Chat iPad App
Our Katie M., SLP, has been assisting one of our clients that recently purchased an iPad to use as her communication device. She is 20 years old, and has difficulty communicating verbally due to Cerebral Palsy. She has only been using her iPad for a few weeks, and is very excited about how easy it […]
Building Better Behavior for Children Who Tantrum, Refuse to Eat, Experience Sleeping Problems, Etc.
Do you work with young children who tantrum, refuse to eat, experience sleeping problems, and/or have other challenging behavior? If so, join us for the Building Better Behavior online course where you’ll learn evidence-based, behavior intervention strategies to address these behaviors. WHAT: Ten 2.5 hour sessions delivered online WHEN: Beginning Winter 2011 WHY: Participants who […]
What is Stuttering? What causes Stuttering? How to treat Stuttering.
Understanding Stuttering What is stuttering? Stuttering is more than just stuttering. It arises due to an interaction among several factors that are affected by both the child’s genes and their environment: Language Skills for formulating messages (planning) Motor Skills for producing rapid and precise speech (producing) Temperament for reacting to disruptions in speech (reacting & […]
All Children’s Hospital’s Fit4AllKids – Addressing Childhood Obesity
All Children’s Hospital has made a commitment to help address the problem of childhood obesity by creating a program called Fit4Allkids, Weight Management & Fitness for Families. A task force of pediatric physicians, dietitians, physical therapists, educators and advocates spent a year developing Fit4Allkids to help children maintain a healthy weight and body size, and […]