Consumers United for Evidence-Based Healthcare (CUE) is a national coalition of health and consumer advocacy organizations committed to empowering consumers to make the best use of evidence-based healthcare (EBHC).
Consumers United for Evidence-Based Healthcare (CUE) is a national coalition of health and consumer advocacy organizations committed to empowering consumers to make the best use of evidence-based healthcare (EBHC).
Posted: June 26, 2006 by cherab
ADHD and Speech Excerpts
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 …
Posted: June 26, 2006 by cherab
Why underlying speech and language disorders in conditions from ADHD and autism to dyslexia and DSI need to be addressed
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 …
Posted: June 26, 2006 by cherab
The “Lellow” Breakthrough
From The LCP Solution book Dyspraxia/Apraxia Tanner Geng’s “The Lellow Breakthrough” Three-year-old Tanner, standing in the bathroom of his family’s New Jersey home picked up a pink comb, pointed to a yellow stripe that ran through it, and said, “Lellow.” It was the first ‘real’ word he had ever spoken and it came after just …
Posted: June 26, 2006 by cherab
Delay Vs. Disorder
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 …
Posted: June 25, 2006 by cherab
A Letter To Parents Who Have A Child That Is A Late Talker First Written 7/4/00
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 …
Posted: June 25, 2006 by cherab
Suggestions for a Pre-School Teacher who has a Child with Apraxia in Class
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. Sample Letters To Your Child’s New Teacher For Apraxia Autism Or Any Special Need 2. Recognize the child’s strengths, not just his or her …
Posted: November 1, 2004 by cherab
When Silence Isn’t Golden
Not all children with delayed speech are “little Einsteins” or garden variety “late bloomers.” Some have a speech-language disorder that will persist unless warning signs are recognized and intervention comes early. Includes a Guide for Parents.
Publish date: Nov 1, 2004
By: Marilyn C. Agin, MD
Posted: August 9, 2003 by cherab
Soft Signs of Apraxia
Parent-friendly signs of oral apraxia Parent-friendly signs of verbal apraxia Parent-friendly soft signs Parent-friendly signs of limb apraxia Parent-friendlyy signs of “soft signs”… from a parent Why More Should Know What Oral Apraxia Is Written By Lisa Geng as posted to the Cherab Foundation grouplist Other than not talking yet -you can look for any …
Posted: July 29, 2003 by cherab
A Very Tough Year
The question that everyone seems to ask me is how did I know there was a problem at such a young age? My son, Evan, is now 2.8 years old, and is our second child. As an infant, he babbled normally. When Evan didn’t have any words by his first birthday, we didn’t panic. Our …
Posted: February 18, 2003 by cherab
An Advocate For A Little-Known Disorder
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. …