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Nothing is more frustrating for a speech therapist than spending hours preparing for an activity, only for the child to zip off after spending a grand total of… 5 seconds. In such situations, we might have tried yelling for the child to “Come back!”, or threaten them with a “Do Read more…
What are gestures? Gesture is defined as an action or movement of the body with an intention to communicate an idea or meaning. Since it does not involve words, it is a non-verbal form of communication. Long before a child utters his first word, he would have been waving, reaching Read more…
“Children with ASD who are not talking by 4, are unlikely to ever do so.” This advice was commonly heard when I was a student. Sadly, this distressing piece of information had caused many families to give up on their hopes that their child will ever talk. However, giving up Read more…
What is joint attention? Joint attention is the ability to focus on the same thing (object, person, event) with another person. This means that three parties are involved in joint attention, the child, the object of focus and another person. Therefore in order for joint attention to happen, the child Read more…
You are doing everything you can to get eye contact from your child. You put your face right in front of his little face. You wave and clap. But when he finally glances up, he seems to look right through you. Sounds familiar? Why Eye Contact is Difficult Children on Read more…
An article on Straits Times reported that one in 150 children in Singapore has autism. Likewise, speech therapists around the world are seeing an increase in ASD caseloads. According to Autismspeak, children with autism are often characterised by deficits in social skills including an inconsistent response to their names, lack of Read more…