Speech and Language Gift Ideas For Young and Older Children
November 27, 2014
Catherine Milford
Buying your child’s gifts for Christmas can be very overwhelming. The advertisements on the television begin to multiple and walking into a toy store becomes an experience as the crowds build up and toys are looking at you from every angle, it doesn’t help that the time between now and Santa is ever decreasing! It […]
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DCD/Dyspraxia…More than just motor difficulties
November 14, 2014
Catherine Milford
As I mentioned in my last post, the term Developmental Coordination Disorder (DCD) implies that this is a condition experienced by children which results in difficulties in coordination. While this is true, it is also woefully incomplete. We do see, without a doubt, that children with DCD/dyspraxia have motor skill difficulties. Many common difficulties faced by this […]
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Developmental Coordination Disorder (DCD) or Dyspraxia: What is in a Name?
November 10, 2014
Catherine Milford
Dyspraxia has been known by many different names over the last few decades. From “clumsy child” to “minimal brain damage” (in what I like to call the “dark ages”) to Developmental Coordination Disorder (DCD), Motor Learning Disorder and Dyspraxia. Dyspraxia is the most commonly used term in some countries, including the UK & Ireland, although […]
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Posture: Why is it Important and How Can We Support It?
November 7, 2014
Catherine Milford
Posture is very important for many activities of daily living, e.g. for feeding, writing, games, schoolwork, homework and so on. Not only is it important for physical control of the body, but it can also increase attention and help increase control of eye movements. Poor posture may be caused by a multitude of things, but it is commonly […]
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Autism – Truth, Lies or Just Ignorance?
November 3, 2014
Catherine Milford
Recently I read an article about gene mutations linked to Autism. The article (linked below) claims that 33 genes have been definitely linked to an increased risk of having Autistic Spectrum Disorders, with 107 being loosely linked. 5% of these are believed to be non-inherited gene mutations, which implies that 95% of these genes are […]
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