Early intervention is a term used to describe the services and supports that are available to babies and young children with developmental delays and disabilities. The support is also extended to their families and caregivers. Such services may include areas in communication, physical and other types of intervention based on the child and family’s needs. Early intervention will ha ... Read More
Are you worried that your child is not showing behaviors expected for his or her age? Is your child not speaking yet or not speaking enough? Are you wondering your child might need speech therapy? Here are 5 telltale signs your child might need speech therapy: Not Responding to sounds and name calling As early as 2 months old, babies can hear and react to different sounds and voices in the ... Read More
In the current digital age, social media has become a huge part of our daily lives. In fact, some of our daily activities have been linked or are dependent on social media. We use social media for personal and business purposes. We use it to communicate and stay in touch with friends and relatives all around the world. We use it to transact and do business online even when we are miles apart. In a ... Read More
The COVID-19 pandemic has brought the world to a standstill, as we wait collectively for the situation to improve. In the meantime, our lives have all been impacted significantly. As with many other countries, Singapore enforced a lockdown as part of measures taken to curtail the spread of the virus. During a lockdown, most citizens were not allowed to go to work or school. Most places, like malls ... Read More
Preverbal skills refer to the various ways in which we communicate without words. These skills are essential as they support language learning in children. These skills include eye contact, joint attention and concentration. Once the child has mastered the basic skills of eye contact, paying attention and concentration, other forms of preverbal skills such as imitation, gestures and learning of fa ... Read More
What is Childhood Apraxia of Speech? Childhood apraxia of speech (CAS) is a motor speech disorder whereby a child’s brain has difficulty coordinating the complex oral movements needed to create sounds into syllables, syllables into words, and words into phrases. Muscle weakness is not the culprit behind this disorder but rather the poor coordination between the brain signals and the muscles aro ... Read More
Stimming is a short self-stimulatory behaviour, often used to calm yourself down or distract yourself through distractive actions. Although it is often observed in children with autism, you and I probably do it all the time as well! For example, tapping your nails on the table while waiting, twirling your hair, humming to yourself or even bouncing your knees while eating are categorised as stimmin ... Read More
What is a lisp? A lisp is known to be a mispronounced sound which is caused by the misplacement of the tongue during speech. There are two types of lisp: Frontal lisp — This happens when the tongue is placed too far forward therefore making a /th/ sound for /s/ and /z/ sound (e.g.: saying thunk when you meant skunk) Lateral lisp — This happens when the tongue is ... Read More
What is tele-practice? Due to the current situation (COVID-19), tele-practice has gradually gained popularity and taken over the traditional therapy method (face-to-face therapy). Tele-practice is the application of using telecommunicating technology to deliver speech therapy services at a distance. This method links the speech therapist to the client for assessment, intervention and consultatio ... Read More
The foundation of education starts not at school, but rather at home. Family, especially parents, are the role models from which children would derive their core values, inspiration and motivation. As such, parents play a vital role in shaping the outlook of a child’s academic journey. Practices at home can have a vital influence on the child’s learning habits, how they handle their failures a ... Read More