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Early access to sound is important. Hearing is critical to speech and language development, and learning. Research tells us that the critical period for the development of hearing in the brain is within the first six months of life, and therefore access to sound during infancy is essential for the auditory centers of the brain to fully develop. Thanks to

Hey everyone Right now I have a lot of kids on my caseload with complicated feeding disorders- I was thinking about them this weekend and wanted to share some really valuable information that not many parents would expect to hear: eating may not be the first step with feeding difficulties. When kids come into our offices, lots of the them

Hey everyone, I found a really interesting article this weekend! google is going to be starting a new research project working on genome sequencing. The hope with this project – which aims to provide genome sequencing to 10,000 individuals- will help to diagnose specific genetic markers for those with Autism Spectrum Disorder. I am embedding the video into the post

Hi Everyone I found a really great blog this week talking all about dysphagia- or swallowing disorders. I thought I would share these techniques that are used to minimize the risks of choking or aspiration in patients: 1. Take a small bite or a single sip of liquids. Sounds simple enough, yeah? Multiple swallows, serial swallows we call it, are

Hey everyone, I came across this article today…all about a Valedictorian with a perfect grade point average…who also has autism. Montel Medley graduated Surattsville high school and plans to attend Towson in the fall. In his graduation speech he stated that, “Having a disability doesn’t mean you have a disadvantage, sometimes it can be an advantage.” What an amazing story! The

Hey everyone The American Speech Language and Hearing Association just posted a really great article on their blog about preventing food jags. Food jags are when a child chooses to eat the same thing, at the same time over and over. Whats the big deal? It makes it harder to change there dietary repertoire! So everyone read up!   http://blog.asha.org/2014/06/12/preventing-food-jags-whats-a-parent-to-do/

Hey everyone! Hope you all had an awesome Father’s day! I could not wait to post this amazing article I saw on the NPR blog this weekend! It is all about how special need kids are playing in a high school band by using their I-pads! Just another great usage of an I-pad in the special needs world! It is going

Hey everyone With the end of the school year coming up I thought it would be fun see what has been going on in schools across the country…the most common articles were all about senior proms. The article below is about a prom too…but for kids with special needs! The message behind these proms is that every kid gets to

Hey Everyone! Today on facebook I saw an awesome post from AutismSpeaks! Last week a 14 year old non verbal student with Autism, Dillan Marmache, gave his high school’s graduation commencement speech. He gave his speech via using his Alternative Augmentative Communication device. The video on the link below is amazing!  Take a look!  http://www.autismspeaks.org/news/news-item/non-verbal-teen-autism-gives-inspiring-graduation-speech Hope you enjoy this as