Autism and Sensory Integration Dysfunction (Sensory Processing Disorder)
Many wonder… are Autism and Sensory Integration Dysfunction (now called Sensory Processing Disorder) the same? Are they related? Do you have to have SPD to have Autism? And vice versa?
These are great questions! the research says they are indeed two separate and distinct disorders. Read More
Encouraging typical speech patterns
As adult speakers we constantly make little mistakes when we talk, and then quickly correct them, almost without noticing. This process of self-monitoring and self-correction is called making revisions and repairs.
Children with developmental phonological disorders are usually not very good “self-correctors”, partly because it is hard for them to self-monitor their speech.
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Stuttering
May 11-17th is National Stuttering Awareness Week
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The realisation that a child is struggling to speak fluently is an alarming and unexpected experience for many parents. But for parents who remember stuttering themselves as children (and those for whom the problem persists) recognising that their own child is stuttering is something that they have probably anticipated having to deal with one day. Similarly, parents with older children who stutter probably get that awful “here we go again” feeling when their toddler or preschooler starts being dysfluent.
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