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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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Treating Children Diagnosed with Autism: A Follow-up
October 16, 2009 9:48 AM by Stephanie Bruno
On September 29 th 2009 we published a post entitled: Autism and Early Intervention Speech Goals . The post discussed a local case of a speech therapist working with 3-5 years olds who prefers and recommends only using sign language with children diagnosed Read More...
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Dealing with Parent Anxieties in Home Care
October 5, 2009 6:08 PM by Stephanie Bruno
There is a family I have been working with for about six months now. The little girl, although not officially diagnosed, displays many red flags for autism. In addition, she has an older sibling who also displays many similar signs although at a slightly 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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Reviewing Speech Resources
September 25, 2009 10:23 AM by Stephanie Bruno
Over the past year this blog has addressed a variety of syndromes, disorders and conditions that affect the many children we treat in early intervention. Due to my lack of time (but not lack of interest!), I do not always have a chance to research all 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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Interview: Christy Marzzacco, SLP and CED
May 29, 2009 10:29 AM by Stephanie Bruno
Over the last few months I have had the wonderful experience of collaborating with Christy Marzzacco. We have been working closely together on the case of a little boy who was born completely deaf in his right ear. Due to his hearing loss, the county 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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Interview: Sharon Gretz, MEd, on Childhood Apraxia of Speech
January 27, 2009 5:02 PM by Stephanie Bruno
Sharon Gretz is the founder and current executive director of the Childhood Apraxia of Speech Association of North America (CASANA). She also is the parent of a child diagnosed with apraxia of speech. Sharon's personal journey with her son, as well as Read More...
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