Language development for children diagnosed with Down Syndrome can be challenging and confusing. Factors such as cognitive and motor delays, hearing loss and visual problems can interfere with language acquisition. It’s important that a child’s caregivers provide a variety of opportunities to increase language development. Using many normal everyday activities can enhance the child’s language […]
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As we previously learned in our blog What Are Executive Functioning Skills?, executive functioning skills are what help all of us achieve goal-directed behaviors. They are the building blocks of successful planning, appropriate communication and relationships, and task-oriented behaviors. To help your child increase his/her executive functioning skills, we must look at the whole child. […]
Play skills are one of the most important areas that children, especially those with Autism, need to learn. These skills provide opportunities for the child to entertain themselves in meaningful ways, interact with others, and learn important cognitive skills. A successful way to teach play skills to children with autism is to initially teach the […]
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Many of us have heard executive functioning used in terms of our children at school and at home. But what does it mean? Executive Function – a Definition Executive functions are necessary for goal-directed behavior. When we use the phrase “executive functioning skills,” we are describing a set of cognitive skills that control and regulate […]
A school speech-language screening allows a speech-language pathologist to observe the child’s language understanding and use, production of speech sounds, vocal and nasal quality, and social language skills. The screening typically follows a checklist that a speech-language pathologist administers in approximately 15-20 minutes. Most screening tools yield a “pass” or “did not pass”. If a […]
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Bedtime can be a stressful time of the day for both children and their parents. Getting your child to sleep in their own bed at night can be quite the challenge. Figuring out what works best for you and your child can be exhausting and may require a trial-and-error process. If you are searching for […]
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Executive functioning skills are daily requirements for everyone, especially for school-age children who are required to be organized, pay attention, plan, and manage their time. Children with attention-deficit/hyperactive disorder (ADHD) often struggle with executive functioning tasks that can negatively impact their attitude towards school, academic achievement and performance, and overall emotional well-being. Common experiences of […]
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Many people correlate hand flapping with only Autism, however this is not the case. All children could exhibit a hand flapping behavior when they are in a heightened emotional state including when anxious, excited, and/or upset. Many believe that children with Autism will engage in hand flapping as a self-stimulatory activity, which can be accompanied […]
Parents often worry when their child reaches 18 months or 2 years of age and does not talk much or at all. Some children exhibit late language emergence, also known as late talking or a language delay. Approximately 10-20% of 2-year-old children exhibit late language emergence. A late-talking toddler is typically defined as a 24 […]
Language Development in Children with Down Syndrome
/in Development, Down Syndrome, Health Topics and Conditions Database, Speech and Language, Speech Language Pathology /by North Shore Pediatric TherapyLanguage development for children diagnosed with Down Syndrome can be challenging and confusing. Factors such as cognitive and motor delays, hearing loss and visual problems can interfere with language acquisition. It’s important that a child’s caregivers provide a variety of opportunities to increase language development. Using many normal everyday activities can enhance the child’s language […]
Anxiety Disorders in Children
/in Anxiety, Behavior, Mental Health, Neuropsychology, Specialties and Services /by Cynthia KaneIncrease Your Child’s Executive Functioning Skills
/in Applied Behavior Analysis, Behavior, Executive Functioning /by North Shore Pediatric TherapyAs we previously learned in our blog What Are Executive Functioning Skills?, executive functioning skills are what help all of us achieve goal-directed behaviors. They are the building blocks of successful planning, appropriate communication and relationships, and task-oriented behaviors. To help your child increase his/her executive functioning skills, we must look at the whole child. […]
How to Teach Play Skills to a Child With Autism
/in Applied Behavior Analysis, Autism, Autism Spectrum Disorder, Development, Health Topics and Conditions Database, Play /by North Shore Pediatric TherapyPlay skills are one of the most important areas that children, especially those with Autism, need to learn. These skills provide opportunities for the child to entertain themselves in meaningful ways, interact with others, and learn important cognitive skills. A successful way to teach play skills to children with autism is to initially teach the […]
What Are Executive Function Skills?
/in ADHD, Applied Behavior Analysis, Autism, Executive Functioning, Neuropsychology, Parenting /by North Shore Pediatric TherapyMany of us have heard executive functioning used in terms of our children at school and at home. But what does it mean? Executive Function – a Definition Executive functions are necessary for goal-directed behavior. When we use the phrase “executive functioning skills,” we are describing a set of cognitive skills that control and regulate […]
Why School Speech-Language Screens are Important
/in Development, Health Topics and Conditions Database, Kindergarten-5th Grade, School, Speech and Language, Speech Language Pathology /by North Shore Pediatric TherapyA school speech-language screening allows a speech-language pathologist to observe the child’s language understanding and use, production of speech sounds, vocal and nasal quality, and social language skills. The screening typically follows a checklist that a speech-language pathologist administers in approximately 15-20 minutes. Most screening tools yield a “pass” or “did not pass”. If a […]
How to Get Your Kid to Sleep in Their Own Bed
/in Behavior, Occupational Therapy, Parenting, Sleep /by North Shore Pediatric TherapyBedtime can be a stressful time of the day for both children and their parents. Getting your child to sleep in their own bed at night can be quite the challenge. Figuring out what works best for you and your child can be exhausting and may require a trial-and-error process. If you are searching for […]
Back to School with ADHD
/in ADHD, Family, Kindergarten-5th Grade, Middle School, School /by Terry Ann AdjmulExecutive functioning skills are daily requirements for everyone, especially for school-age children who are required to be organized, pay attention, plan, and manage their time. Children with attention-deficit/hyperactive disorder (ADHD) often struggle with executive functioning tasks that can negatively impact their attitude towards school, academic achievement and performance, and overall emotional well-being. Common experiences of […]
Hand Flapping: When to Worry
/in Autism, Autism Spectrum Disorder, Health Topics and Conditions Database /by North Shore Pediatric TherapyMany people correlate hand flapping with only Autism, however this is not the case. All children could exhibit a hand flapping behavior when they are in a heightened emotional state including when anxious, excited, and/or upset. Many believe that children with Autism will engage in hand flapping as a self-stimulatory activity, which can be accompanied […]
My Toddler Isn’t Talking Yet! Will He Catch Up?
/in Development, Health Topics and Conditions Database, Speech and Language, Speech Language Pathology /by Lindsay ValentinoParents often worry when their child reaches 18 months or 2 years of age and does not talk much or at all. Some children exhibit late language emergence, also known as late talking or a language delay. Approximately 10-20% of 2-year-old children exhibit late language emergence. A late-talking toddler is typically defined as a 24 […]