Problem With IQ Tests for Measuring Mental Age
Major dangers exist in using an IQ score or any other test that claims to measure intelligence for assessing special needs and mental age.
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 and exercises to improve their speech and language development. Oral Exercises for Improved Speech Articulation Oral/motor exercises, using the tongue, lips and palette can help…
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 mental retardation has their own learning potential, which we should strive to help them reach. They all, including Pearl, should not be dismissed as stupid….
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 as challenging or repetitive behavior. Parents can also support sensory integration to aid the development of their autistic or non-autistic children. How Parents Can Get…
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 two words. This is just as true for me, an adoptive parent, who knew that my son had some delays. Initial Dreams Dashed I believed…
