Speech-language pathologists (SLPs) play an increasingly significant role in the treatment of children with feeding disorders (American Speech-Language-Hearing Association, 2009). Physicians often refer children for feeding therapy secondary to what is seemingly a behavioral issue. This …
By Norma Ritter, IBCLC, RLC
Have you noticed how so many babies these days are being diagnosed with tongue and/or lip ties? What are tongue ties, and do they really affect breastfeeding? Why do they seem to be more prevalent …
BY COLLEEN YINGER
I must admit it didn’t look very encouraging. Kimberly was approaching five and couldn’t speak, except for a sound resembling “yeah” meaning “yes”. Sure, she had a lot of issues due to a rare genetic disorder – …
Orofacial Myofunctional Therapy is the treatment of Orofacial Myofunctional Disorders (OMD). The prefix “myo” means muscle. Orofacial myofunctional disorders involve a variety of postural and functional disorders including sucking habits and inappropriate oral postures or functions of the muscles of …
By Kathleen M. Reilly from Parents Magazine
The Low-down on Surgery
If your child has a tonsillectomy, chances are the surgeon will remove the adenoids too. That’s because if large or infected tonsils are causing problems, then the adenoids usually …
Enrique Mendez, 9, and his older brother Cristian, 11, sorted through a plastic bin of toys in their New Jersey home. “I want to play with the wrestling guys,” said Enrique in a voice not quite his own, but pretty …
Dyslexic children do a better job of reading when the letters are spaced out, according to new research.
Dyslexia is a learning disorder which negatively impacts one’s ability to read and write for learning, work, and pleasure. When people have …
Children presenting with behavior disorders often have associated reading/learning difficulties and are commonly characterized as being difficult children by their teachers and parents.
ADD (attention deficit disorder), ADHD (attention deficit disorder hyperactivity), LD (learning disabilities), ODD (oppositional defiant disorder) and …
One hundred percent of children and adults with ASD are bullied at sometime. One hundred percent of the time, it hurts. I hope they are not bullied on a daily basis. I hope the hurt does not leave scars-physically or …
