Your child with Down syndrome is 33 months old and you are preparing to transition from Birth-to-Three services into an early childhood program at your local school. When researching [...]
Cognitive development refers to the way in which a child learns, solves problems, acquires knowledge about the surrounding environment and increases the ability to interact with it. Children acquire [...]
Parents, caretakers, physicians, and early childhood educators are expected to monitor child development and identify children with suspected disabilities so they can access and benefit from services. To understand [...]
The following information includes tips for meetings, parental advice for participating and navigating IEPs, IEP goals, how to navigate paperwork, how to navigate the law, and negotiating strategies to [...]
The goal of Pediatric Physical Therapy is to help children independently perform everyday gross motor skills like jumping and running and functional mobility skills like stair climbing and wheelchair [...]
A child’s main job is to play and learn. According to the American Occupational Therapy Association (AOTA), occupational therapy helps children fully participate in daily activities or “occupations.” Occupational [...]
Speech language pathology is the ability to assess, diagnose and treat children and adults with communication and swallowing disorders. Speech language pathologists are specifically trained to look at an [...]
