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View ArticleCycles Approach
Cycles Approach to treating multiple articulation errors in children with poor speech intelligibility Children often demonstrate errors in the production of sounds like /s/, /r/ and /l/. When a child...
View ArticleTreating Vowels: A Tactile Treatment Program (Part I)
Sam came in with a diagnosis of Autism Spectrum Disorder and Apraxia of Speech. During the initial intake over the phone, his mother informed me that her main concern for Sam’s speech was his vowel...
View ArticleTreating Vowels: A Tactile Treatment Program (Part II)
When Sam began therapy he had difficulty tolerating any sensory input in or near is mouth. Bringing a toothette close to his mouth would lead to an involuntary tongue protrusion to resist any...
View ArticleTreating Vowels: A Tactile Treatment Program (Part III)
The second part of Sam’s treatment for vowels was the speech production or articulation portion. We began by targeting the round vowels such as /Ʊ/. A lesson plan was created that included auditory...
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