If you have been a speech therapist for more than a month, chances are that you would have encountered a child with difficulty producing the R sound. The difficulty in the R sound lies in the fact that it requires Read more…
How useful is Screen Time? Have you ever been in a restaurant with a wailing toddler? Maybe you might have rejoiced when his parents whipped out a device to pacify their unhappy child? Or have you been at a gathering Read more…
The Picture Exchange Communication System (PECS) is one of the most common communication tool that is used by speech therapists. It is a augmentative system of communication developed by Andy Bondy and Lori Frost. It follows a strict framework, where Read more…
GETTING AN AUTISM DIAGNOSIS Do you suspect autism or anything amiss about the development of your child? If so, speak to a paediatrician at any of the polyclinics in Singapore. The paediatrician will then make a referral for an assessment 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. Read more…
When should parents seek Speech Therapy? No two children develop in the same way, even from within the same family! Some children are talking a blue streak by 2 years, while some are only saying a handful of words by Read more…
We need your help. As much as we want to say that how well your child does in speech therapy depends solely on our efforts, it is very much the other way. Speech therapy is a joint-effort between parents and Read more…
The Impact of Stuttering Everyone stutters. I sometimes struggle to start a sentence as I think of what I am going to say. At other times, I may repeat a word several times when it is hard to pronounce. It Read more…
“Say ‘cookie’. Cu..cu..cookie!” If you are a parent, you probably have taught your child to say a word using this method. Even though requesting is a powerful way to teach your child to talk, it can also be a way Read more…
Your child is quiet. When he talks, he gropes for the sounds, as if he is trying to find the best position for his mouth parts. Finally the sounds comes out, but they are not quite what they should sound. Read more…