Is your child “A Late Talker”?
Tips & Strategies from a Speech & Language Therapist Don’t panic! Sometimes children can be late to start using their words to communicate, but there are…
Autism
DEFINITION OF THE WORD SPECTRUM: A range of different positions, opinions, etc. between two extreme points All professionals in the field of childhood development agree that if…
Importance of crawling as a stage of development
As a pediatric Occupational Therapist, the more consultations I have with parents, the more I find that the clients we work with have had minimal…
It Takes Two to Talk® – The Hanen Program® for Parents of Children with Language Delays
“Sarah” was a 3 year old with delayed language skills who attended weekly speech therapy sessions. Sarah’s mum sat in on her sessions so that…
Autistic Spectrum Condition
Supporting individuals with an Autism Spectrum Condition (ASC) Obsessional behaviours or Special Interests Before we go on to talk about strategies to help manage obsessional…
TEACCH
TEACCH – Treatment and Education of Autistic and Communication related handicapped CHildren. Despite the archaic use of the term ‘handicapped’, TEACCH does exactly what it…
Stress Management For Parents
AN OCCUPATIONAL THERAPY PERSPECTIVE What is Stress? Stress is a normal part of life and something we all experience on a daily basis. We all…
Speech Milestones
Parent’s Guide to Children’s Speech & Sound Development *Please note – These norms are based on an English speaking populations Children begin to make sounds…
Narrative Skills
The skills that a child needs to tell a story are called narrative skills. Narrative skills can include the following: vocabulary, question words, concepts of…
TUMMY TIME
What is tummy time? Tummy time is where a baby is positioned on their tummy for an amount of time. This can be on your…