December 19, 2013
ADHD Has 3 Subtypes, and they are as follows: Predominately Hyperactive-Impulsive, Predominately Inattentive, and Combined Hyperactive-Impulsive and Inattentive.
December 19, 2013
One of the first and most challenging decisions now that you have a child who is deaf or hard of hearing, is selecting HOW you will communicate with your child. The purpose of this article is to introduce the basic communication approaches. Let’s begin with some definitions and important distinctions.
December 13, 2013
Positive Support Reflex & Stepping Reflex: Enabling babies to stand and step Children’s gross motor skills develop over time, but sometimes infants appear to be born […]
November 12, 2013
My daughter is 13 1/2 months old. She was born full term. She is not bearing any weight on her feet. When we try to make […]
November 12, 2013
Many children, once they start to use words to communicate, can still be difficult to understand. Speech sound errors can occur without a known cause, but […]
November 12, 2013
My son is 5 years old. He has been in speech therapy off and on since he was three. He cannot put a sentence together. If […]
November 12, 2013
Hi, I have worked with William’s Syndrome and Autistic children. Right now I am a nanny and this little boy is 18 months old and shows […]
November 12, 2013
I have a 12 month old little girl with Down Syndrome. We participate in an early intervention program. Currently, she receives 2.5 hours a week of […]
November 11, 2013
Feeding your baby is one of the most important aspects of child care. When it does not work as you expect or is a stressful event, […]
November 11, 2013
Suggested play to help speech development for your child: When you hold your baby, trying singing a song. Your infant enjoys the repetitive nature of a […]
November 11, 2013
Most One Year Olds can: Recognize name Say “mama” and “dada” (nonspecifically) and 2-3 words besides “mama” and “dada” Imitate familiar words Understand simple instructions Recognize […]
November 11, 2013
In speech development, typical 18-month-olds can: Use 10-15 words spontaneously Attempt to sing Say “No” meaningfully Gesture to express needs Name one or two familiar objects […]
November 11, 2013
In speech development, most two-and-a-half-year olds can: Use 50+ words Answer questions Refer to self as “I” or “me” Communicate mostly with speech and shows frustration […]
November 11, 2013
In child speech development, most four year olds can: Can tell a story Have a sentence length of 4-5 words Have a vocabulary of nearly 1,000 […]
November 11, 2013
In child speech development, most five year olds can: Have sentence length of 4-5 words Use past tense correctly Have a vocabulary of nearly 1,500 words […]
November 11, 2013
If I sign with my child, won’t that stop him/her from developing speech? NO! In fact, research and experience shows that it actually helps facilitate speech […]
November 11, 2013
Can you provide therapy for an infant as young as 3 or 6 months? How do you go about getting a child of that age to […]
November 11, 2013
The optic nerve serves as a connector, carrying visual information from the eye to the brain. Those that have optic nerve hypoplasia (ONH) have an underdeveloped […]
November 11, 2013
Healthy eyes and good vision play a critical role in how infants and children learn to see. Eye and vision problems can lead to developmental delays […]
November 11, 2013
Involve your child in selecting eyewear (frames). If they have a say in the style they will be more inclined to wear them. Make sure the […]
November 11, 2013
At this age children are refining their visual motor skills. This is demonstrated by their ability to color within the lines, cut between lines and on […]
November 11, 2013
By 3 years of age the eye is almost grown to its adult size. A 3 year old is using his or her vision to coordinate […]
November 11, 2013
By 2 years of age children should have 20/20 (normal) vision. You may notice that they are becoming increasing more interested in exploring their environment. They […]
November 11, 2013
At 1 year of age visual acuity is in the 20/50 range. Eye-hand coordination and depth perception are continuing to develop, and by 2 years of […]
November 11, 2013
You may start noticing your child visually responding to smiles and voices of others, moving his or her eyes around the room to see what is […]
November 11, 2013
It is thought that infants have good color vision by 5 months of age, although, not as sensitive as an adult’s. Other milestones at 5-6 months […]
November 11, 2013
At this time infants should be following slowly moving objects intermittently to midline. When taking photos, you will begin to notice your baby blinking at the […]
November 11, 2013
A physician will examine your newborn’s eyes at birth to rule out congenital cataracts and other serious problems. At this time an antibiotic will be put […]
November 11, 2013
Sensory Processing Disorder A child with this neurological disorder (also called sensory integration dysfunction) will have difficulty processing information from the five senses: vision auditory, touch, […]
November 11, 2013
A Summary of the article by Maureen Salamon, HealthDay that appeared on USAToday.com February 2011 Recent studies seem to indicate that even babies who are considered […]