Speech & Occupational Therapy of North Texas
Clinic Locations in Frisco, McKinney & Plano – and Serving the Surrounding Communities.
Language Stimulation for Children Language stimulation is a set of activities and procedures that a parent, guardian, or educator can perform to promote a child’s language comprehension. When used properly, language stimulation can help a child learn and understand additional words, speak in longer sentences, participate in back-and-forth communication, and learn how to use language…
Although getting a diagnosis of an autism spectrum disorder (ASD) is not something anyone wishes for a child or adolescent, it also comes with unique learning opportunities for family members to discover ways to help their loved one grow and flourish. While the degree of impairment will vary significantly among those with ASD, there are…
What Are the Early Signs of Apraxia? How to Overcome It? Apraxia is a neurological condition that isn’t well understood currently. This also means that treatment modalities haven’t been fully investigated either. As such, therapists are still trying to determine what approach will work best. Partially this is because there’s still some debate as to…
During the first three years of your child’s life, he or she is going to undergo constant stimulation from new experiences. This can be exhilarating for most children, and even stimulate their growth and improve the development of their brain. However, for other children, this constant stimulation can also be a little overwhelming. Instead of…
Children develop at different rates, but there are some guidelines for knowing if your child is generally on track in his or her development. Knowing what is and is not typical for a child’s speech and language development can help parents know if their child is on track or if there is a cause for…
Parents sometimes ask themselves, “Is my child progressing normally with speech” or “does my child have a communication disorder”? Children advance with communication at different rates, with some starting slowly and others seemingly developing spoken language overnight. It can be hard to know if a child needs assistance. Over time, a body of research has…
Do Toddler Language Skills impact Social & Emotional Development? Absolutely! We all know that language development in young children is important. Observing a prelinguistic communications, like waving bye-bye, or pointing to a toy, much like witnessing the first step, are treasured milestones. As parents we know intuitively that these actions mean our child is thinking about…
Parents as Partners in Language Enrichment Long before they are able to verbally communicate, babies are soaking up language across their daily routines. Everything they hear and are exposed to will help them to become effective communicators as they enter toddlerhood. There are a variety of strategies for encouraging communication in young toddlers that can…
Speech & OT is a Proud Sponsor of the Pearson Early Childhood School PTA in Plano! We’re excited to sponsor an Arts and Crafts table at Pearson’s Health Fair on April 30, 2015
Speech & Occupational Therapy of North Texas Can Address Parent Concerns About the “R” Sound The Complexity of the /r/ Phoneme The /r/ phoneme is considered one of the most, if not the most, difficult phoneme to remediate. The complexity of the /r/ phoneme is partly due to the fact that it can act as…