Child Rejects the Toothbrush? Speech Therapist on Oral Sensitivity

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Tactile Defensiveness

Your child’s mouth might be more sensitive than you and I. And because of that, s/he may have gotten bad experiences from brushing teeth. This is when children develop a sense of tactile defensiveness. It means that children are aware of what the toothbrush might do to them. Even if there’s a chance that it would actually be ok, children would not take the chance and reject the toothbrush. When this happens, children would evade any advances, run away at the sight of toothbrushes or push away the toothbrush.

Desensitizing the toothbrush

You can allow the child to brush her teeth. Showing him/her what it looks like from your perspective. Also allows you to demonstrate that it doesn’t hurt you. After that, you should slowly advance the toothbrush closer and closer to the mouth. Start by asking the child to touch the...

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Does Your Child have Speech and Language Delay?

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We’ll talk about the minimum language requirement for each age. If your child cannot do the below at his/her age, please consult a speech therapist.

At the age of 1 year and 6 months

Speak in single words

At the age of 2…

Receptive language:

Able to answer “what” questions, binary choice questions (do you want x or y?) and Yes/no questions.

Expressive language:

Speak in 2-word phrases (e.g. mommy eat, drink water).

At the age of 3…

Receptive language

Able to answer “who” and “where” questions

Expressive language

Speak in 3-word phrases (e.g. mommy drink water, cat sitting on floor). It’s still acceptable if the grammar is wrong.

At the age of 4…

Receptive language

Able to answer “why” questions

Expressive Language

Speak in full sentences and also describe events in a sequence (e.g....

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Types of Speech Delays

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More like language delay

Expressive, Receptive, Content, Form, Use

Associated with other Disorders

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Does Your Child Have Apraxia of Speech?

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Prevalence rate of AoS

Age for diagnosis

Importance of language over speech

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Why Does Your Child Stutter?

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Stuttering is developmentally acceptable

Discrepancy in language capability and environmental demands

Best practices to help with stuttering

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When Should You Suspect Speech Delay? 

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Below 1.5 years old is too young

By 2 years old you child should…

Best time to start speech therapy is…

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Do Time Outs Work for Speech Delayed Children?

Do Time Outs Work for Speech Delayed Children?

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Time out is a punishment

Rewards work better than punishments

Time out is a tactic, not a strategy

 

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Dealing with Children Who Throw a Tantrum When Going Home

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The function of a tantrum

Preventing it from happening

Reward before the tantrum happens

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Why Do Children Line Up Toys?

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Relation to Autism

Lining up toys, specifically cars and animals is a red flag for Autism. The reason for this is the same for children who look at spinning wheels. It’s repetitive and ritualistic. That’s why children who are on the spectrum like it. It’s predictable and repeatable. If you leave a child on the spectrum alone, s/he would be able to play with that for hours on end. 

However, typically developing children also do line up toys. So how do you know if it’s appropriate for a child to do so? Well, any child would be interested in playing with toys in various ways. If you see that a child only lines up the toys then you will have to teach your child to play in more imaginative ways. On the contrary, if your child is lining up and playing with toys in different ways as well, then there isn’t much to worry about.

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