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Effective Apraxia Therapy
January 29, 2010 10:47 AM by Stephanie Bruno
Today's post is a continuation of my most recent interview with Sharon Gretz, MEd, the founder and current executive director of the Childhood Apraxia of Speech Association of North America (CASANA). Please take a look back at this week's earlier post Read More...
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Back in the Swing
January 18, 2010 3:44 PM by Stephanie Bruno
I would like to take a moment to thank all of you who commented on my last post A New Adventure Begins . Thank you for your prayers and kind words. It is so nice to hear your voices echoing on the blog the same situations and experiences as my own. It Read More...
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Revisiting Apraxia
October 22, 2009 5:36 PM by Stephanie Bruno
Every few days or so, I read through recent comments posted throughout the blog and attempt to address the questions that have been raised by our readers. One of the most pressing issues that is frequently raised by parents reading the blog is apraxia. Read More...
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Autism and EI Goals: A Follow-up
October 2, 2009 10:52 AM by Stephanie Bruno
Tuesday's post discussed the various ways speech therapists can treat young children in early intervention who have been diagnosed with autism. The question posed to the public was the following: when you are teaching these children to communicate, do Read More...
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Autism and Early Intervention Speech Goals
September 29, 2009 10:30 AM by Stephanie Bruno
Today’s post poses a question for all the speech-language pathologists out there who work with children in early intervention who have already been diagnosed as having autism. My question is this: when you are teaching these children to communicate, do Read More...
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Working with Children with Severe and Profound Disabilities
August 25, 2009 11:47 AM by Stephanie Bruno
About eight months ago I began working with a little girl, who at the time had just turned 2 years old, and had also recently been diagnosed with Rhett Syndrome (RS). This was not a syndrome that I was very familiar with so I depended a great deal on Read More...
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O-M Debate: A Reflection and Follow-up
August 10, 2009 11:05 AM by Stephanie Bruno
Thank you all so much for sharing your comments and research in our oral motor debate! As Lisa, CCC-SLP from VT stated, I "certainly stirred the pot" with last week's post. I did want to get us talking, but I didn't mean to create such a firestorm! This Read More...
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The Oral-Motor Debate
August 3, 2009 12:16 PM by Stephanie Bruno
I must admit, I love a good controversy every once in awhile! Recently I have been both fascinated and flabbergasted by some of the comments posted on the blog related to oral-motor therapy and its effectiveness. I myself am a huge supporter of oral-motor Read More...
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Addressing Reader Issues, Questions and Concerns
July 27, 2009 2:41 PM by Stephanie Bruno
A Message to Readers: Recently, more and more readers have been commenting on the blog and have also been sending me personal emails asking for advice and guidance regarding various populations and disabilities. I absolutely love the feedback and I think Read More...
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Working with Children with Down Syndrome
July 21, 2009 11:57 AM by Stephanie Bruno
I recently received an email from a speech pathology graduate student inquiring about strategies I could recommend regarding how to stimulate speech and language with a child with Down syndrome. Reading her email reminded me that I have not yet written Read More...
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Christy Marzzacco Interview; Part 2
June 2, 2009 10:52 AM by Stephanie Bruno
On Friday, I posted the first half of my interview with Christy Marzzacco. She is a therapist dually certified as a teacher of the deaf (CED—Certified Teacher of the Deaf) and a speech language pathologist (CCC-SLP). She also has a special certification Read More...
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Beyond Early Intervention
May 19, 2009 11:44 AM by Stephanie Bruno
Tomorrow is my final visit with a little girl I work with every other week at her daycare. She will be turning 3 later this month and I have worked with her for about a year now. During that time I have seen her at home and daycare and have worked closely Read More...
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Picture Communication Systems: Points to Consider
February 24, 2009 5:21 PM by Stephanie Bruno
Over the last two blog posts, I featured picture communication systems and how to make them effective and efficient in early intervention home care. In today's blog, I highlight some quick reminders in a bulleted list of "Points to Consider" when creating Read More...
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Interview: Lona Otero-Nardone, OTR/L
February 10, 2009 3:08 PM by Stephanie Bruno
Today's post is my in-depth interview with coworker and friend, Lona Otero-Nardone. Lona is an occupational therapist who works in early intervention homecare and has over 8+ years of experience in the field. I have learned so much about Sensory Integration Read More...
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Childhood Apraxia of Speech Interview, Part 2
January 30, 2009 12:22 PM by Stephanie Bruno
Tuesday's post highlighted Sharon Gretz, the Founder and Executive Director of CASANA (Childhood Apraxia of Speech Association of North America). Today's post discusses the services CASANA provides, as well as possible causes and therapeutic suggestions Read More...
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