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Breaking the Thumb Sucking Habit
Thumb sucking is a natural reflex that promotes feelings of safety, comfort and pleasure in children. However as children grow older, thumb sucking may impede proper growth of the mouth...
Why Chewing is Important for Speech Development
Chewing plays an important role in speech development. The introduction of solids into a baby’s diet helps to promote a healthy nutritional balanced diet. Additionally, solid foods assist in developing..
What is Selective Mutism
Selective Mutism is a speech disorder in which children will speak in some seniors but not in others. These children may or may not have an underlying speech or language..
What is childhood Apraxia of Speech
Childhood Apraxia is a speech disorder in which children can not produce the muscle movements needed to produce speech. Children with CAS do not have any underlying muscular dysfunction. The..
What is Central Auditory Processing Disorder (CAPD)
Children with CAPD have difficulty understnaind auditory information. They do not however have hearing loss. CHildren with CAPD have difficulty processing information in background noise. They can often appear as..
