How to Treat Nasal Emission
Make the Referral: When these characteristics are noted, a referral should be made to a regional craniofacial or cleft palate team (even if there is no history of cleft) for
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4-Year-Old Non-Verbal Child Who Screams to Get What He Wants
Know anyone like that? Often times, our non-verbal children don’t know how to request or obtain things appropriately so they resort to screaming. Here are some ideas to combat that.
What to do When the Child Mouths Everything
Ideas to Try: Use manipulatives but don’t let her hold them or touch them, keep them all out of her reach and controlled by you Use pictures instead of manipulatives that can
Increasing Functional Vocabulary in a Child with Autism
Find out my favorite way to increase functional vocabulary for a child with autism who is just learning to talk. I’ll explain why I’m not a fan of picture matching for this skill and how you can teach functional vocabulary in a more natural way.
Acquired Dysgraphia from TBI
1. Check to see if phonological awareness is still in tact. If not, work on those: The Ultimate Guide to Phonological Awareness and Pre-Reading Skills 2. Teach Use of Graphic Organizers
Uncontrolled and Random Laughing in Children
LISA: Tag Kari Schaiman Possible Causes for Uncontrolled Laughing: Psuedo-Bulbar Affect (PBA): Side effect of neurological conditions like stroke, traumatic brain injury (TBI), MS (Needs to be evaluated and treated
How to Transition from Play Therapy to Direct Therapy in Young Children
Strategies to Try: During play, withhold what the child wants and have him do one trial of a task before getting it. Start with these spread out and gradually include
Setting Behavioral Expectations at Home for Children with Disabilities
LISA: Tag Lin Sleboda The Tendency Toward Leniency Guilt about the child’s illness or disability History of the child being very medically fragile and therefore not requiring discipline Feeling that
Vocal Nodules in Young Children due to Forceful Coughing
Make Sure Medical is Being Followed Up On If the coughing is caused by frequent respiratory problems, make sure the family has access to good medical care and that they
Young Child Who Refuses to Talk/Participate in Therapy
Bring Parents in if Possible Sometimes parents can help ease the transition and break down some of that resistance for reluctant kiddos. See if having a parent in therapy helps
