AAC Awareness month may be over, but it’s still super important to discuss how it affects us and those around us. AAC stands for Augmentative and Alternative Communication. Each and every one of us communicates in some form or fashion, and it’s likely that you use AAC in day to day life! Have you ever been in a rush or a bit busy while someone asks you a question, so you answer with a simple head View Post
Written Language Disorders
What is a written language disorder?: A written language disorder is one that involves significant impairment or difficulty across written language, including reading and writing comprehension, word recognition, and ability. About written language disorders: Written language disorders can occur alongside another language disorder, or may be in the presence of another condition, such as View Post
Spoken Language Disorders
What is a Spoken Language Disorder?: A Spoken Language Disorder, or SLD, is an impairment in the use and understanding of language across the five language domains. An SLD may be lifelong, but symptoms can change over time. Therefore, it is important to monitor the symptoms of a child with an SLD. If a professional diagnosis suggests that an SLD is present, assessment and/or treatment on a View Post
Facilitating Speech & Language from Birth- 6 Years of Age
Hearing and speech are two very important skills for children to build upon as they grow older. They help us listen and communicate with others, which leads to important developments, and there are always ways for parents to facilitate speech and language in the home with their child. There are numerous milestones that children are generally able to accomplish between certain years of their View Post
At Home Suggestions for Handwriting
Welcome back to Helping Hands Pediatric Therapy’s blog! School is back in motion, and your child’s pencils should be, too! We thought that handwriting would be a great topic to discuss this week, and we have the perfect suggestions for any child learning to write, or children that need to improve their skills. If you’re interested, we also have some general milestones in handwriting and drawing View Post
Open House
Spotlight on Paige Commander
We have welcomed Paige as our new office manager here at Helping Hands! She has shared some of her experience as being a mother of a special needs child and some advice for other parents as well. Take a look! "As a mother of a son with special needs, I think the best thing I have to offer other parents as well as therapists is my ability to listen. I enjoy having conversations with View Post
Back To School Tips
The calendar has quickly wound its way down to August and back to school season. Balancing your special needs child’s schedule as well as yours can always be stressful - and let’s be honest, it will be! - but we have a few tips on how to keep calm this year. From staying on top of the easy stuff to making morning routines just a little bit easier, you can definitely find a way to make this View Post