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Helping children with mild and moderate hearing impairments understand what they hear.

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Children With Autism - A Parents Guide

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Ideal full introduction to autism

The first book parents should read after their child is diagnosed with autism or other autism-like conditions. It provides a complete up-to-date introduction to autism and addresses parent's fears and concerns. Editor Michael D. Powers Psy.D. 368 pp.

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Children With Autism - A Parents Guide

Typical Access Profile

Auditory

Normal
Low
Extremely Low
Not Using Hearing
Hyper-Acute

Vision

Normal
Low
Extremely Low
Not Using Vision

Gross Motor

All
Some
Few
Not Using Gross Motor

Fine Motor

All
Some
Few
Not Using Fine Motor

Developmental Age Range

0 - 2
3 - 5
6 - 8
9 - 12
13 and Over

Language

Typical
Some Spoken
Receptive Only
Sign
Assistive/Augmentitive
Not Using Language
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Speech Language Therapy: Beginning Assentive Communication Tip

Here is a tip for children with Cerebral Palsy and other conditions that can affect speech. Try placing two pictures of the two toys that are attached to the switch tops. By pairing the real object with the two dimensional picture, you help your child learn that flat pictures are symbols of the real thing. This is fun way to master an important first step towards using assentive communication and computers.

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