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Raise your hand if you have ever had a child walk into their therapy session holding their favorite toy and you thought "you know what, I'm just going to take this toy away so it's not distracting".Â
Now raise your hand if you immediately regretted that decision...Â
We have all been there!
But ta...
In our society, the concept of "normal" is often deeply ingrained, influencing the way we perceive and understand the world around us.Â
Neuronormativity is a term used to describe the dominant narrative that places neurotypicality—the typical functioning of the human brain—as the standard and ideal...
We believe that creating an allyship plan is essential in today's society to promote diversity, equity, and inclusion.
Allyship refers to the process of building supportive relationships with individuals from marginalized communities to work towards achieving common goals.Â
It is important to reco...
May is Better Hearing and Speech Month!Â
And the reason I am so passionate about sensory processing is because I recognized how sensory differences were affecting my clients’ ability to access language.Â
So in honor of Better Hearing and Speech Month, I wanted to give a few quick tips on integrati...
As human beings, we rely heavily on our senses to process and interpret the world around us. Sensory processing involves our ability to take in, organize and respond to sensory information from our environment.
In speech therapy, using sensory strategies can be extremely effective in helping kids i...