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Welcome to Kid Confidential: Let’s Play!
(photo credit) Welcome to the first installment of Kid Confidential, a monthly column where Maria Del Duca, M.S. CCC-SLP will be discussing all topics related to speech, language and child...
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Kid Confidential: Hearing Loss, Classroom Difficulties, and Accommodations
(photo credit: sound waves via Bigstock) Ah, the familiar sounds of rustling papers, fast paced walks from meeting to meeting room, and that all too common groan, a mixture of frustration and...
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Kid Confidential: “Join In on the Stim!”
Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASD) is one of the great loves in my professional career. Persons with ASD are fascinating and wonderful and many times their behavior actually makes sense to me. I know...
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Kid Confidential: Teaching Our Kids About “Tricky People”
We’ve all heard of “stranger danger” and have probably taught our own children about the concept. Don’t go anywhere or get into a car with anyone you don’t know. As speech-language pathologists we...
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Kid Confidential-Behavior Disorders and Language Impairment in School-Age...
In January, I read an article published in ASHA’s SIG 16 Perspectives December 2012 issue by Alexandra Hollo from the Department of Special Education, at Vanderbilt University in Nashville, Tenn.,...
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Kid Confidential: What Reactive Attachment Disorder Looks Like
Over the last few years, I have become aware of an increase in the number of referrals to assess children diagnosed with Reactive Attachment Disorder. Whether this is a coincidence or an indication...
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Kid Confidential: My Top 10 Reasons for Attending the ASHA Schools Conference
I know I typically write about some topic related to child development but I thought I would take a detour this month and write about my first experience participating in the ASHA schools...
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Kid Confidential: Typical Aggression in Toddlers
As an SLP who works with very young children a common question I am asked by parents is about their toddler’s aggression toward other children. “Susie just started taking toys from other children–is...
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Kid Confidential: Teaching Parents the Power of Play
I don’t know if it is just my experience or if you too have found this to be a problem, but I have noticed the more I work with very young children, the more I realize parents do not actually know...
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Kid Confidential: Tips for Working with Students with Hearing Impairment in...
This month I revisited the topic of classroom difficulties and possible accommodations and modifications for students with hearing loss in the School Matters column of the ASHA Leader. As there is so...
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Kid Confidential: Using Thematic Instruction in Speech Therapy
I have seen many speech and language activities labeled as “themed” therapy activities just by the mere coincidence that they may sport graphics or clip art associated with a particular theme or...
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Kid Confidential: Using Thematic Therapy to Write Goals
Last month I discussed the benefits of using thematic lessons in speech therapy. Today I will discuss how I write goals using this type of therapy. Please understand the following information is...
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Kid Confidential: Data Collection Using Thematic Therapy
In December’s Kid Confidential column, I discussed the advantage to using thematic lessons in speech therapy. Last month, I explained how I write goals when using thematic lessons in therapy and the...
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Kid Confidential: The Latest on Treatment of Ear Infections
For those of us speech-language pathologists who serve the birth-5 year old population (or have young children of our own), it is always important for us to know the most recent health and safety...
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Kid Confidential: Parent Education and Training, Part 1
This is part 1 of a three part blog series on the topic of parent education and training. Look for part 2 and part 3 coming up over the next two months. Parent education and training is not only an...
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Kid Confidential: Parent Education and Training, Part 2
Last month I discussed why parent education and training is important and offered tips to effectively train and educate parents. Today I’ll be discussing how I realistically implement parent training...
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Kid Confidential: Parent Education and Training, Part 3
I began this series noting the positive effects of parent education and training and sharing tips for how to provide it. Then, in part 2, I discussed how I implement parent education/training in my...
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Welcome to Kid Confidential: Let’s Play!
(photo credit) Welcome to the first installment of Kid Confidential, a monthly column where Maria Del Duca, M.S. CCC-SLP will be discussing all topics related to speech, language and child...
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Kid Confidential: Hearing Loss, Classroom Difficulties, and Accommodations
(photo credit: sound waves via Bigstock) Ah, the familiar sounds of rustling papers, fast paced walks from meeting to meeting room, and that all too common groan, a mixture of frustration and...
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Kid Confidential: “Join In on the Stim!”
Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASD) is one of the great loves in my professional career. Persons with ASD are fascinating and wonderful and many times their behavior actually makes sense to me. I know...
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