Did you know they can have fantastic benefits from both an Occupational Therapy (OT) and Speech-Language Pathology (SLP) perspective? Occupational Therapy (OT) Speech-Language Pathology (SLP) Some people may benefit from a fidget toy to help their motor skills...
Group therapy benefits Group therapy sessions have many benefits and improve a person’s overall skills and development. In hindsight, none of us developed social communication skills, thinking skills, writing, skipping, hopping or self-care skills (e.g. brushing...
Communicating in ways other than speaking can seem a little scary and unfamiliar at first. However, if we look at our own interactions, we communicate in a lot of different ways every day. From waving hello to pointing to something we want (and even tagging our...
Our voices are the primary method with which many of us express ourselves to the world. However, often we don’t realise that in order to maintain the functioning of our voices, we need to look after our voices just as we look after the other parts of our body. The...
We’ve all experienced the sensation of our drink going down the wrong way – the coughing, the watery eyes, the breathlessness. It’s certainly unpleasant. Now imagine if this happened every time you took a sip of water. Not only is this sensation...
Voice Disorders in Children Voice disorders are a group of medical conditions that involve a change in the pitch, loudness, or quality of someone’s voice. A voice disorder can range from occasional hoarseness to the complete absence of the voice. While voice...
