Tag: DevelopmentalDiversity

How can I help a child who stutters?

How can I help a child who stutters?

Speech can seem almost effortless. Sometimes, though, we may pause to find the right word or we may involuntarily repeat part of a word. These breaks in the flow of speech are called speech disfluency. Most often, speech disfluency happens because of the content of…

How do I help a child with autism spectrum disorder learn words?

How do I help a child with autism spectrum disorder learn words?

When you show your friends a picture on your phone or point to a drink on a menu to a restaurant server, you are sharing your focus of attention with other people. ‘Joint attention’ is when two or more people are able to focus their…

How can I strengthen the language skills of a child with Autism Spectrum Disorder?

How can I strengthen the language skills of a child with Autism Spectrum Disorder?

The back and forth between speakers is one of the foundations of language. When one person speaks, soon after another person responds. It would be uncommon if a friend responded 5 minutes after you said something to them. It would also be surprising if that…