Category Archives: speech therapy

Featured Professional – Debra

August 1, 2011 – 4:48 pm

We have a new Featured Professional to introduce you to! Debra works with kids with special needs and graciously answered a few questions. Fun and Function: Who are you and what is your profession? Debra Blatt: Name: I am Debra Blatt, and I’m a Speech Language Pathologist. FF: What company do you work with? DB:

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By MicheleW | Also posted in autism, autistic, child development, education, General interest, Parenting, Professional Interview, special education, special needs | Comments (0)

Featured Parent – Allison

June 27, 2011 – 12:49 pm

We have a new Featured Parent to introduce you to! Fun and Function: Who are you and your kids? Allison C. Douglas: I’m Allison C. Douglas and my kids are Tia, 9, Mike, 5, and Jakim, 3. FF: What is the nature of their special needs? ACD: Tia is typically developing, Jakim has speech and

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By MicheleW | Also posted in children, Parent Interview, Parenting, sensory integration, special education, special needs | Tagged , , , , , , , , , | Comments (0)

Friday Headlines

May 6, 2011 – 8:38 pm

Here are this week’s headlines in Special Needs and Autism. As always, no commentary from us – You decide! (Apologies for the slim pickins’ – there was a lot of repetition.) Special Needs Trusts and Financial Aid: What Should Applicants Do? Md. Autism Doctor’s License Suspended Brain Size of Children Yields Clues to Autism Autism

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By MicheleW | Also posted in autism | Comments (0)

Featured Parent – Andria

April 4, 2011 – 3:06 pm

We have a new Featured Parent to introduce you to! Fun and Function: Who are you and your kids? Andria: I’m Andria, and my kids are Mason, 18, and Juni, 5. FF: What is the nature of their special needs? A: Mason is neurotypical. Juni has PDD-NOS, receptive/expressive speech impairment, ADHD, and auditory processing disorder.

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By MicheleW | Also posted in autism, autistic, General interest, Parent Interview, Parenting, sensory integration, special needs | Comments (1)

Friday Headlines

February 4, 2011 – 8:49 pm

Here are the week’s headlines in Autism and Special Needs. As always, no commentary from us – you decide! Father to Father: Special Needs Dads Look to Help Each Other Artwalk: The DAC Gallery, Art by People With Special Needs Special Needs Teens Paired With Peers to Help Communication School Uses iPads to Help Teach

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By MicheleW | Also posted in autism, autistic, child development, children, education, General interest, special education, special needs | Tagged , , | Comments (0)

Featured Professional – Kathy

January 31, 2011 – 4:23 pm

We have a new Featured Professional to introduce you to! Kathy works with kids with special needs and graciously answered a few questions. Fun and Function: Who are you and what is your profession? Kathy Dragon: I’m Kathy Dragon, and I’m a Speech and Language Assistant for 3-5 year olds. FF: What company do you

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By MicheleW | Also posted in education, General interest, Professional Interview, special education, special needs, speech therapy toys, therapy | Comments (0)

Creating Enriched and Functional Environments Part 1

October 26, 2009 – 11:45 pm

Creating a well designed play and/or learning environment enables children to regulate their sensory systems, and successfully access their environments so they can learn and play at full capacity. Children with special needs are often especially attuned to the deluge of sensory information that they are exposed to on a moment by moment basis. Children

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By Aviva Weiss MS, OTR/L | Also posted in academic readiness, adaptive environment, autism, child development, children, education, educational toys, General interest, play, sensory integration, special education, special needs, therapy | Tagged , , , , , | Comments (0)

Advocating for your Child, Part Two: The IEP Process

September 14, 2009 – 8:26 pm

In the second part of our series on advocating for your child, we’ll be talking about the Individual Education Plan (IEP) process from start to finish. We’ll be defining a few terms and explaining a few processes, but we’ll be sticking to general information.  Remember each state has its own special education laws, and two

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By Michelle | Also posted in education, Parenting, special education, special needs, therapy | Tagged , , , , | Comments (1)

10 Tips To Ease Summer Travels With Children Who Have Special Needs

August 5, 2009 – 7:36 pm

The chaos of packing, airport crowds and security, lengthy car rides and yes, even overexposure to family and friends is enough to erode any summer traveler’s free spirit. Add traveling with children into the equation, especially when special needs are involved, and some parents might wish they could just stay home. But a few preparations

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By Aviva Weiss | Also posted in autism, autistic, children, General interest, pediatric emotional health, pediatric mental health, sensory integration, special education, therapy | Tagged , , , , | Comments (0)

Parenting Tip: The Opposite of “No” is not “Yes”

February 26, 2009 – 1:33 pm

As a parent of a child living with ADHD, autism, and/or a learning disability do you often feel that you are always saying, “No?” Do your days often sound like this: “No, you may not jump on the couch.” “No, you can’t go outside in shorts when it is snowing out.” No, you cannot eat

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By Dr. Susan Giurleo | Also posted in academic readiness, autism, autistic, child development, children, education, play, sensory integration, sensory integration toys, special education, special needs, speech therapy toys, therapy | Tagged , , , , , , , | Comments (0)