by admin | Feb 12, 2021 | Acquired Brain Injury, Children
Acquired Brain Injury in Children and Their Rehabilitation For decades scientists believed that children with an Acquired Brain Injury (ABI) would do better than adults with ABI. The reasoning was based on the fact that because adult brains have already been developed...
by admin | Jan 29, 2021 | Children
Help Child Develop Language. When fostering communication for young children whose language skills are just emerging, parents or caregivers are often trained by speech-language pathologists as the primary agents of intervention. Why is this? Many of the language...
by admin | Jan 7, 2021 | Autism and Speech Therapy
Autism Motivation Restricted Interests Many children with Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASD) have what the medical model calls “repetitive or restricted interests.” Although these interests, fascinations, or rituals may seem “strange” to us, they offer the child sensory...
by admin | Nov 4, 2019 | Autism and Speech Therapy, Speech and Language Therapy
The Centre for Disease Control (2017) definition states that concussion is a type of acquired brain injury caused by a bump, blow, or jolt to the head or by a hit to the body causing the head and brain to move rapidly back and forth. Symptoms of concussion fall into...
by admin | Jun 30, 2018 | Children, Speech Delay, Toddlers
Many parents are unsure of when and if to be concerned when their toddler is not yet talking. It is important to remember that a speech-language pathologist can provide comprehensive assessments on even these little kids to help parents identify if a concern exists....
