We are ready for spring in Collin County! Families with young children need to get out of the house and experience the changing seasons. As a speech-language pathologist, who provides speech therapy near Murphy, Texas, I am always looking for ways to enrich speech and language development in children utilizing the unique opportunities in the…
Do you have a child who struggles to eat? Do they prefer certain textures, tastes or colors over others? If you live in Plano, feeding and swallowing therapy is available and may be beneficial for your child. The SOS (Sequential – Oral – Sensory) Approach to Feeding (Toomey/Ross) combines the “normal” developmental steps, stages and…
Teacher Creates Innovative Program for Students with Special Needs Denise Knight is an innovative life skills coach, special education teacher, job coach, jack of all trades who uses all of her skills to teach and create programs for clients with special needs. She started the Dog Biscuit Program almost five years ago with Sam Russell,…
Is your child a picky eater? Or perhaps he or she doesn’t seem to have a normal appetite? Is your child below a healthy weight for his or her age? These may be symptoms of a feeding disorder. Speech & Language Services of North Texas has speech pathologists and occupational therapists in the Plano area…
Do you have questions about your toddler’s speech development? Do you wonder if he or she is on target with sound and word production compared to others of the same age? Fortunately, we have a body of research that regarding typical speech and language development and we know there is a predictable progression for these…
Down syndrome, which is the result of a chromosomal disorder, is the most common genetic cause of developmental disabilities, occurring in one of every 800-1000 births. Individuals with Down syndrome have three number 21 chromosomes, instead of two, in some of the cells. This developmental disorder results in physical and cognitive challenges. When you see…
Speech therapy is treatment of communication disorders such as speech, language, cognitive-communication and swallowing challenges in individuals of all ages, from infants to the elderly. In Wylie, speech therapy for the pediatric population is available in the East Plano Clinic of Speech & Occupational Therapy of North Texas, www.speechandot.com. Speech Disorder is defined as an…
Breaking News!! Just Published… Baylor University Study on IM & Reading Achievement November 2012, Communication Disorders Quarterly Reading Intervention Using Interactive Metronome in Children With Language and Reading Impairment: A Preliminary Investigation Michaela Ritter, Karen A. Colson, and Jungjun Park. In this study, Dr Ritter and her colleagues in the Department of Communication Sciences & Disorders at Baylor…
Interactive Metronome, often referred to as IM, is an assessment and treatment tool used in therapy to improve the neurological processes of motor planning, sequencing and processing. Midge Ross, OTR, is one of the most experienced providers for interactive metronome in Plano, particularly on the east side of Plano, near Garland, Murphy and Richardson. Midge,…
When searching for the highest quality pediatric speech therapy in Plano or Frisco, contact Speech and Occupational Therapy of North Texas. We are a small, privately-owned clinic that has been serving the Plano area for 10 years and Frisco area for 8 years. Our experienced speech pathologists complete detailed evaluations based on the unique needs…