Tips for Managing the Holidays with Children with Special Needs
With the holidays quickly approaching it is important to recognize that although this time of year brings many fun and festive activities such as parties, outings, and family gatherings, it can also be a source of stress for children, especially those with special needs. Children with special needs often rely heavily on the predictability of a routine and schedule and we need to be aware of this with all the hustle and bustle around the holidays. Here are some tips that mig
Common Childhood Speech Errors
This may sound odd coming from a speech-language therapist, but articulation errors are actually normal depending on the age of the child and the misarticulated sounds. While children are learning to produce the sounds of a language, they will simplify the words to make them easier to produce and coordinate. These simplifications are called phonological processes. As a child grows and matures, phonological processes are eliminated naturally. For some children, phonological pr
