Impairments with joint attention can have tremendous negative impacts on cognitive and social-communication skills. This handout provides information and techniques for clinicians and caregivers to use to help children with joint attention skills through various activities.
Parent involvement and early detection can help to increase the efficiency of a child’s language development. This resource provides information and a checklist for caregivers, therapists, physicians, and teachers who want help to determine if a referral for evaluation for speech intervention is needed.
Early intervention for children with communication disorders can greatly support the development of communication skills and prevent possible negative outcomes related to poor speech-language abilities. Poor identification by professionals may be due to the limited amount of assessment instruments available for children younger than 3 years of age. This study explores the utilization of dynamic […]
This course covers: Dynamic Case History Questionnaire for Speech and Language Evaluations, Summer Sorting/Categories Activity, Convergent and Divergent Thinking Task Examples and Activities, Tips to Help Your Child with Joint Attention, Delayed or Age Expected: When to Get Your Child Evaluated for Speech Services.
This course covers how to use the following resources from the Therapy Insights library: Organizing and Planning a Calendar, Incentive Spirometer, The Effect of Obstructive Sleep Apnea on Swallowing Function, Identifying Relevant vs. Irrelevant Information: An Attention Activity, and Time Pressure Management for the Treatment of Information Processing Speed.
This resource explains the physiological process of a cough, how to measure cough strength, and why an adequate peak expiratory flow rate is important.