Since I list ADHD in my top ten reasons to celebrate the book, ‘The Late Talker‘, let’s concentrate on ADHD. Did you know in some samples those with a diagnosis of ADHD have “undiagnosed” speech and language disorders as high as 40% and 50% of the time? As a mom, I have personal experience ( [...]
Please help bring our children a voice… silence is not golden If you want to raise awareness about speech disorders–and the threat to IDEA–here’s a press release you can share with your local media. Find out the name of the health and education correspondents. Call them up to outline the situation. Then send the press [...]
Comorbidity in ADHD and Associated Outcomes by Dennis P. Cantwell, M.D. “…Communication disorders describe developmental speech and/or language disorders. These children have elevated rates of ADHD. It is also clear that children referred for psychiatric problems and given a diagnosis of ADHD have undiagnosed speech and language disorders in a number of cases, as high [...]
Even though speech and language disorders are the number one disability in children, and on the rise for some reason, genetic or environmental or both, and even though the importance of early detection and treatment to children exhibiting early speech and language delays has been well researched and documented, there is little awareness about its impact [...]
1. How can you tell the difference between a child with verbal apraxia (not oral apraxia) and one that is a late talker? Experts state that oral apraxia can be diagnosed as young as 18 months, while most experts believe that it’s difficult to get a definite diagnosis of verbal apraxia until the age of [...]
Acknowledgment from The Late Talker book: “”…Thanks to my two boys, Dakota and Tanner. Your communication delays were a motivating wake-up call to do something to help both of you and others. Your success from early intervention is an inspiration, providing hope for all late talkers. Without you there would not have been a Cherab Foundation and the [...]
1. Send home a picture of the activity centers, and all the children and teachers, so the child can be more specific about what he or she did during the day. 2. Recognize the child’s strengths, not just his or her needs. 3. Start on teaching the child some signs to use in the classroom [...]
Parent friendly signs of “soft signs”… from a parent Written By Lisa Geng as posted to the Cherab Foundation grouplist Other than not talking yet -you can look for any neuro “soft signs” even before the trip to the neurodevelopmental doctor (developmental pediatrician or pediatric neurologist) If your child has any of the following signs-don’t [...]
By Michelle Howe Star-Ledger Staff At Tanner Geng’s second birthday party, his parents, Lisa and Glenn, noticed there was something wrong with their son. “He wasn’t able to blow out the candles on his birthday cake and he couldn’t purse his lips to blow. It was a real wake-up call for us,” Lisa Geng said. [...]
Ask Our Developmental Pediatricians via our email list (now BigTent as of 2010) Participating Pediatricians: Marilyn Agin MD Neurodevelopmental pediatrcian Marilyn Agin MD is the Medical Director for NYC Early Intervention -the largest of it’s kind in the USA. She is also the Co-Author with Lisa Geng and Malcolm NIcholl of The Late Talker book! Dr. [...]
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