Major dangers exist in using an IQ score or any other test that claims to measure intelligence for assessing special needs and mental age.
Category: Child Development
Individualized Education Program (IEP) Evaluation
Individualized Education Program (IEP) evaluation examines academics, behavior, and other areas affected by the child’s suspected disability.
Infant Language Learning Activities: 6-12 Months
Language learning starts early, when you gain your infant’s attention, call their name, talk softly, cuddle, sing, rock, feed and dress them.
Early Intervention Speech Therapy Activities
Early intervention speech therapy activities offer tremendous benefits for a child. Speech development activities are easily done at home.
Fun Speech Therapy Exercises for Kids
Speech therapy exercises for kids can be fun and easily done at home with the help of parents. For any young child, you might want to try these fun games…
Mental Retardation Is Not Synonymous With Stupid
This topic is one close to my heart. My daughter, Pearl, has Down Syndrome, one of the leading causes of clinical mental retardation. Every individual who is considered to have…
Parents Can Help Sensory Integration in an Autistic Child
Sensory integration therapy helps children learn to apply all their senses together – touch, taste, small, sight and hearing. The kind of therapy may ease difficulties linked to autism, such…
Mental Retardation: A Father’s View
Mental Retardation-what a scary thing to hear about your child. All the hopes and plans you dreamed have gone up in smoke in the time it takes to say those…