APT STAFF, Author at Achieve Pediatric Therapy

5 Ways Speech Therapy Helps Autistic Children

Autism Impairs Communication Nearly half of the children with autism have communication impairments as well, including challenges with functional speech, and nonverbal communication. While many autistic children are capable kids in other important ways, these communication problems take a heavy...

April 12, 2023

Autism Speech Therapy

Benefits of Speech Therapy for Autism

Speech therapy may not be the first thing people think of when they hear about autism, but it is an extremely beneficial treatment for autistic children. Other than the obvious benefits of improved communication, speech therapy can help autistic children...

March 15, 2023

Why is occupational therapy important for autistic children?

Autism Occupational Therapy

Why is occupational therapy important for autistic children?

Why is occupational therapy important for autistic children? We combine our senses in order to make sense of our environment. However, some autistic children and young people may have difficulty filtering sensory information, and it can become overwhelming, uncomfortable and/or...

February 9, 2023

Baking during the Christmas season with your family is a fun activity, especially if it involves cookies!

Occupational Therapy Speech Therapy

Baking during the Christmas season with your family is a fun activity, especially if it involves cookies!

What better way to get into the Christmas spirit than baking some Christmas cookies! Did you know that involving your child in the cookie baking process as well as other Christmas traditions can help improve their fine motor skills? Before...

December 21, 2022

Supporting speech and language skills on Christmas

Speech Therapy

Supporting speech and language skills on Christmas

Well we are half way through December, although we’re not sure how that happened! We are at that tricky time when as an adult we are no where near prepared for Christmas day, but all the children are over excited...

December 15, 2022

Speech Delay Speech Therapy

Before there are words.

We speak to many parents of younger children who are worried about when those ‘first words’ will come. We are often asked when a child should start to talk and how many words they should have by what age. But...

November 23, 2022

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Is it making a difference?

Is it making a difference? If your child is receiving therapy, or you have been practicing something at home, how do you know if it’s working? It can be hard when you are with your child every day to notice the small...

November 9, 2022

Speech Therapy

International Stuttering Awareness Day

International Stuttering Awareness Day is a campaign organised by three international organizations: the European League of Stuttering Associations, the International Fluency Association, and the International Stuttering Association. These three organisations meet annually for a three-week conference running from the first...

October 22, 2022

Occupational Therapy

Low Muscle Tone

What does it mean to have Low Muscle Tone? Muscle tone is something that is discussed quite a bit in professional reports so what is it and how does it affect my child? Muscle tone is the residual resting tension...

September 25, 2022

Speech Therapy

4 Ways To Encourage The Love Of Reading

The ability to read is one of the precious abilities a person can give a child. But in this day and age, getting a child excited about reading can be a much harder task. With technology being practically omnipresent in...

September 14, 2022

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Author: APT STAFF

5 Ways Speech Therapy Helps Autistic Children

Benefits of Speech Therapy for Autism

Why is occupational therapy important for autistic children?

Supporting speech and language skills on Christmas

Before there are words.

Is it making a difference?

International Stuttering Awareness Day

Low Muscle Tone

4 Ways To Encourage The Love Of Reading

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