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Jason Kenner
Sep 22, 20233 min read
How Parents Can Help Special Needs Kids Make Healthy Choices
The lessons you pass on to your children will stay with them for a lifetime. If you help them make healthy choices now, they’ll have an...
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Nikki McRory, MA CCC-SLP, BCBA
Sep 4, 20232 min read
Five Fun and Effective Tips to Encourage Children to Combine 2-Words
Language development is a crucial milestone and a child's early years period one of the exciting stages in this process is when children...
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Jason Kenner
Aug 6, 20233 min read
Mastering Self-Care: Vital Elements for Parents Navigating Special Needs Parenting
Image: Pexels Raising a child with special needs is an extraordinary journey filled with unique joys and challenges. While it's...
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Nikki McRory, MA CCC-SLP, BCBA
Jul 22, 20233 min read
Dynamic Temporal & Tactile Cueing: Evidence Based Treatment for Childhood Apraxia of Speech
When it comes to treating speech and language disorders, therapists are constantly exploring new innovative techniques to improve...
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Nikki McRory, MA CCC-SLP, BCBA
Jul 2, 20232 min read
The Connection Between Articulation Development and Reading Difficulties
Articulation refers to the ability to produce speech sounds accurately and fluently. Reading, on the other hand, involves decoding...
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Nikki McRory, MA CCC-SLP, BCBA
Jun 25, 20232 min read
Compassionate Care in Applied Behavior Analysis: Nurturing Growth & Empathy
Applied behavior analysis (ABA) is an evidenced based therapy that has proven highly effective in supporting individuals with autism...
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Jason Kenner
Jun 2, 20234 min read
Convincing an Anxious Child that Speech Therapy is Positive Change
Courtesy of Pexels Speech Plus notes that a child with a speech impediment may feel stigmatized at school and among their peers, so it’s...
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Nikki McRory, MA CCC-SLP, BCBA
May 26, 20233 min read
Preparing your Child for an Evaluation
Let’s face it, having your child assessed can be a scary time for both parents and children. Regardless of the reason or the type of...
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Jason Kenner
May 12, 20233 min read
How Parents Can Get Organized on a Budget
Parents never have enough time and always have too much to do. If you’re a busy, harried parent yourself, learning how to get more...
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Nikki McRory, MA CCC-SLP, BCBA
Apr 2, 20236 min read
10 Everyday Experiences to Build Language
Repetition helps children learn language. In fact, did you know that the average child needs 12-15 exposures before learning a new word,...
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Jason Kenner
Mar 17, 20233 min read
How to Support a Sports Interest for Your Special Needs Child Without Blowing Your Budget
Many kids are interested in sports. Joining a sports team is a great way for kids to get exercise and make friends, but sports are often...
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Nikki McRory, MA CCC-SLP, BCBA
Mar 7, 20233 min read
5 Things Parents Can Do to Ensure the Best Outcome of Their Child’s Therapy Program
Let’s face it, you spend a lot of money and time in getting your child the support services that they need to reach their utmost...
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Nikki McRory, MA CCC-SLP, BCBA
Feb 26, 20233 min read
USING TIME DELAY TO FADE PROMPTS
When teaching children new skills, it is not unusual that they will initially require some support in the form of prompts and cues....
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Jenny Pendleton, LMFT
Jan 16, 20232 min read
Parenting and ADHD
As a clinician who works with children and adults diagnosed with ADHD and their families, the journey to management can often be a...
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Nikki McRory, MA CCC-SLP, BCBA
Dec 9, 20223 min read
5 Tips for Parents of Young Children Who Are Not Yet Talking
Seeing your child reach their developmental milestones is a rewarding and exciting time for parents. But when they are slow to develop...
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Nikki McRory, MA CCC-SLP, BCBA
Oct 30, 20224 min read
Choose Your Words Wisely: Tips to Help Your Child Combine Words
Do you remember hearing your child’s first word? What a wonderful milestone! And as your child says more and more you start to feel a...
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Nikki McRory, MA CCC-SLP, BCBA
Oct 3, 20226 min read
5 Tips on How to Boost Student Engagement in Speech-Language Therapy Sessions
“When you have fun, then you’re more interested in learning.” – Magnus Carlsen As a pediatric speech-language pathologist I have...
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Nisa Ruel
Aug 14, 20223 min read
How Books Can Help Kids with Speech Delays
A study by WHO consultant Sophie Jullien on language and speech delays in children found that the average prevalence of isolated speech...
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Nikki McRory, MA CCC-SLP, BCBA
Jul 16, 20223 min read
Dysfluent Speech - When Should I Worry?
A question that I have been asked a lot recently is whether it is normal for children to emit dysfluent speech and when as a parent...
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Nikki McRory, MA CCC-SLP, BCBA
May 15, 20223 min read
Joint Attention, Symbolic Play, Engagement, and Regulation (JASPER) Intervention
I meet a lot of parents that are leery about starting ABA (applied behavior analysis) services with their children. Some share concerns...
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