You may have heard of the term “echolalia” before, but what exactly is it? By definition, echolalia is a repetition of overheard speech. Some children and adults diagnosed with autism spectrum disorder, traumatic brain injury and other disorders may also have echolalic speech. There are two types of echolalic speech: delayed echolalia and immediate echolalia....
Read MoreStarting speech therapy with a new speech-language pathologist is the start of something new for you and your family. Getting a good understanding of the child’s interests and strengths before speech sessions starts is important. As a speech-language pathologist I always start my speech therapy sessions with something that I know the child can do....
Read MoreFrom the start of my career as a Speech-Language Pathologist, I have worked with many children who use high-tech speech generating device systems (SGDs) or augmentative communication. While many speech-language pathologists worried that SGDs would slow down speech, I found the opposite to be true: using SGDs helped the children I worked with create an...
Read MoreFood is so important to everyone. There are several simple feeding accessories that make feeding time for your toddler easier. They are both functional and fun and are all affordable. Nutridashe What is Nutridashe? The Nutridashe food picks make eating fun! Food Picks are an intermediate utensils. They allow the transition from hand to utensil...
Read MoreRebecca and Kimberly Hurley, MA, CCC-SLP chat the communication matrix! This free resource can be so useful in planning goals, designing a team approach to assessment and a guiding to best practice for the kids we work with who have complex communication needs! There is also an audio version of our talk here: https://soundcloud.com/rebecca-taskin…
Read MoreDrooling can be caused by postural issues, reflux, numbness, lack of sensation, an impairment of swallowing, nausea, food sensitivity, as a result of medications, poor rest posture of the jaw and/or during teething. In infant development, drooling is very common. We typically see babies drooling into the toddler years. After about two years old, excessive...
Read MoreRebecca @rebtaskSLP and Dr. Zelinsky OD @mindeyeinstitute chat neuro-optometric rehabilitation for brain injury. Dr. Zelinsky is based in Chicago, IL and has treated many types of brain based disorders resulting in vision challenges including children with HIE and CVI (to name a couple!). During this live IGTV Dr. Zelinksy discusses her specialized and patented therapy techniques,...
Read MoreRebecca @rebtaskSLP and Jake Kreindler PT @getyourbabymoving chat reflex integration and neuro-developmental rehabilitation and recovery of the brain and its effects on the mind and body. Jake is a pediatric physical therapist, cuevas MEDEK Exercises Level 3 Practitioner. He has a practice in Long Island, New York where he sees children as early as three months old...
Read MoreIn what way would you present this sentence to a child who is having trouble with putting together speech? The sentence from first or the second image? In my opinion it is the second. We are trying to lessen the demands by allowing frequent opportunities to practice the same words over and over to formulate...
Read MoreSpeech therapy by teletherapy is now the new normal. Here are some online essentials to make everything a little bit easier. Assessments DAGG2 (The Dynamic AAC Goals Grid) Objective: Assess and reassess an individual’s current skills in AAC and to assist partners in developing a comprehensive plan for improving the AAC user’s independence. Sensory Profile ...
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