Articles
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Pride & Joy
Wed, September 10,2014
A
guide to understanding your child’s emotions and solving
family problems.
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Speech &
Language Therapy
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Therapists provide assessment and diagnosis, recommend prescriptive goals and provide remediation where needed. Therapists focus their efforts to meet the special needs of individual students, including delayed auditory processing, concept formation, conversational skills, articulation and vocabulary growth. Therapy may include the use of assistive technology such as computers or communication devices, as indicated by student need
Learning Difficulties
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Learning disabilities are conditions that cause a discrepancy between potential and actual levels of academic performance as predicted by the person's intellectual abilities. Learning disabilities involve impairments or difficulties in concentration or attention, language development, or visual and aural information processing. Diagnosis includes cognitive, educational, speech and language, medical, and psychologic evaluations. Treatment consists primarily of educational management and sometimes medical, behavioral, and psychologic therapy.
Play Therapy
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Play therapy is generally employed with children aged 3 through 11 and provides a way for them to express their experiences and feelings through a natural, self-guided, self-healing process. As children’s experiences and knowledge are often communicated through play, it becomes an important vehicle for them to know and accept themselves and others
