“Three-year-old Tanner, standing in the bathroom of his family’s New Jersey home picked up a pink comb, pointed to a yellow stripe that ran through it, and said, “Lellow.” It was the first ‘real’ word he had ever spoken and it came after just three weeks of supplementation.” ~Lisa Geng Tanner Geng’s “The Lellow Breakthrough”…
Therapy
IEP Goals, Objectives, and Sample Letters to Teachers
“Do you like these IEPs?” ~Dr. Seuss poem Some people have asked for examples of IEP goals for a child with a communication impairment such as apraxia or autism. The following information may provide both examples as well as insight on appropriate independent goals specific for your child! One goal, for example, may be “out…
Dealing with IEPs for a Speech Impaired Child
The following is a clip from the advocacy chapter of The Late Talker book which is highly recommended Chapter 6. GETTING THE ANSWERS THAT YOU NEED As a parent of a non-speaking child it is up to you to be their voice. —KAREN D. ROTHWEILER Mother of three-year-old Justin Know your rights. Know your child’s rights. One of the greatest challenges faced…
Reading and Academic Abilities For Those With Speech Impairments
“Students Will Rise To the Level of Expectations” ~ Quote from the movie Stand and Deliver The expression “Students Rise To the Level of Expectation” had to be inspired by the brilliant work by Dr. Robert Rosenthal about the effects of teacher’s expectations on students’ academic and physical performance, the effects of experimenters’ expectations on…
The Pediatrician’s Role in Development and Implementation of an Individual Education Plan (IEP) and/or an Individual Family Service Plan (IFSP)
If you have already gone through the IEP process and signed off, it isn’t too late! At any time you can “request an IEP meeting to reopen your child’s IEP.” One reason for this could be due to “change in diagnosis.” Another may be new information that has come to light. We have an entire…
Support Sources for Military Families With Special Needs
Special Education – DoDEA Publications The following publications have been developed by DoDEA Headquarters to provide school personnel, parents, and community resource personnel with an overview of special education and related services in DoDEA. Resources that are available include, a handbook for parents, and a series of ten (10) brochures on topics related to special…
Nutrition A Paradigm Shift In The Treatment Of TBI and Strokes
Recently the Department of Defense together with the Institute of Medicine published ‘Nutrition and Traumatic Brain Injury: Improving Acute and Subacute Health Outcomes in Military Personnel (2011)’ In the report, there were a number of nutrients found to be effective. While there are a number of them found naturally through food sources including polyphenols which…
From Struggles with Apraxia to Honors; Tanner Geng’s Success
“My biggest struggle was not being able to pronounce the words correctly or people couldn’t understand what I was saying if I was talking to them.”~ Tanner Geng Tanner’s Background From when he was 3 More recent updates about Tanner Letter To Me In 1999 From Me In 2015 from Jake’s Journey With Apraxia Growing…
Epigenics Through Diet Holds Promise For Health, Treatment For Autism, Apraxia And Other Conditions
Recently, the journal Pediatrics published ‘Therapies for Children with Autism Spectrum Disorders” three different government funded studies that analyzed autism research from 2000 to 2010 for “Pharmacologic and Complementary-Alternative Medicine” (prescription drugs – biomedical treatments) as well as various types of early intervention therapies. Support for the treatments and therapies used for a decade to…
You Are What Your Mother Ate
Research provides new insight into why poor diet during pregnancy negatively affects offspring’s long term health. University of Cambridge Date: 09/03/11 Poor diet during pregnancy increases offspring’s vulnerability to the effects of aging, new research has shown for the first time. The research, by scientists from the University of Cambridge, provides important insight into why…