Speech and OT

 Between the ages of two and five, many children pass through periods of disfluency often referred to as stuttering.  Repetitions, interjections, revisions, prolongations, and pauses are commonly heard during this stage of language development.  https://www.speechandot.com/does-your-child-have-a-stuttering-disorder/

 Social communication disorder happens when your child has difficulty using verbal and nonverbal language skills in social settings. This primarily happens with social cognition during social interactions. https://www.speechandot.com/early-signs-of-communication-disorder-in-children/

School will be starting again before we know it!  All children (and parents!) can prepare for a smoother transition from the flexibility of summer time to the set routine of the school day. https://www.speechandot.com/get-ready-great-school-experience/

 Development is amazing, whether we are watching eggs in a nest, seeing little hatchlings that move through stages of development to become fledglings, ready to leave the nest or whether we are watching a newborn move through early stages of development, leading forward into more independent stages of life. https://www.speechandot.com/how-is-your-child-developing/

 Autism is rooted in early brain development. However, you won’t notice any of its most obvious signs and symptoms until a child is between 12 – 18-months-old. In fact, a lot of children will develop normally up until that point when they’ll suddenly lose skills and develop autism – something that’s commonly referred to as “regression.” https://www.speechandot.com/early-signs-of-autism/

 Does your toddler struggle to say things that your pediatrician says they should be able to say at this age? If so, they may suffer from a speech delay. Sometimes, simply working with your child can help them catch up to some degree, but that is often not enough.  https://www.speechandot.com/helping-toddler-speech-delay/

 Sensory Processing Disorder [or Dysfunction] (SPD) is a condition in which the brain is unable to organize sensory input in a way that facilitates appropriate responses.  https://www.speechandot.com/child-struggling-sensory-processing-disorder/