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Read read read….


There is a misconception of introducing the books to babies. Few people think “this is too early” or babies will not “understand” it. But, actually babies are smartest than we ever know. They are more flexible, accommodating and sharper than … Continue reading

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Sensory Stimulation


Sensory processing is an integral part of human survival. It involves how a person uses his senses to organize and effectively uses the information from the external world. Sensory processing provides the information of a person body with respect to … Continue reading

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Reinforcement and bribery…


Many a time parents ask me back “isn’t reinforcement mean bribery?”, when I talked to them about reinforcement and ABA. The answer is NO. Reinforcement works as a reward and it is given immediate after the completion of the expected … Continue reading

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How to reduce flapping…


Most of the children with Autism and developmental delays may enjoy flapping and tapping hands or watching fingers. These activities increase when they are excited. This is called “Stimming”, it is way of calming the arousal system. Stimming may increase … Continue reading

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Sensory activities for Olfactory system/ smell sense


Olfactory sense is associated with smell and it indicates what is good and bad smell. Smell sense is also associated with hunger and taste bud. Sometimes, we smell like pasta and we start drooling or likes to eat it. Most … Continue reading

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Dyspraxia


Praxis term means “action on will”, in lay man terminology “voluntary action”. We all human being plan before we act. We plan to act differently in same situation depending on the environment. But, most of the children with developmental delay … Continue reading

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5 Sensory activities for children with tactile hypersensitivity


Kitchen time: The best functional and tactile stimulation place is the kitchen. Let him feel the vegetables and fruits. Once, he is comfortable, ask him to help in peeling, washing different vegetables and grain. If the child is asked to help on the … Continue reading

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Vocabulary is important…


Many parents when they visit us for speech evaluation indicates that the child has speech. They generally wonder that inspite the child has speech and words to speak, why does not he communicate? Communication is higher level than speech production. … Continue reading

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7 Things to teach a child with communication delay


Children with mild to moderate communication delay may have speech but they may not be able to communicate effectively. When the child starts speaking though late, sometime parents may get relax that the child now can cover up the delay. … Continue reading

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Echolalia


Echolalia is most commonly seen in the children with Autism or other language and communication disorders. Sometimes, echolalia is seen in younger children like 1 to 2 years when they are learning the language. But, this phase decreases as the … Continue reading

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