10 Tips for Communicating with People with Aphasia
Have you ever heard of the word ‘aphasia’, and wondered what it means? You’re not alone. Research shows that public awareness and...
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Alison McDonald
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How To Read Dialogically With Your Child
Dialogic reading. Perhaps you’ve come across this word while reading through articles and websites and have wondered what it means. At...
Alison McDonald
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There Are Many Ways To Praise Our Kids!
We all know that words are powerful, and that it feels good to be encouraged. There’s a lot of research that points towards the...
Alison McDonald
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New to Online Therapy? Here’s what you need to know.
As you are no doubt well aware, the last month has seen massive changes in the way we go about our everyday lives. To prevent the spread...
Alison McDonald
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My Child is Anxious. How Can I Help?
Anxiety is increasingly common in today’s fast-paced world. Often, we can think of stress and anxiety as things that only adults struggle...
Alison McDonald
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10 Strategies to Help Your Late Talker
A ‘Late Talker’ is a child whose speech and language skills aren’t developing in line with their peers. Usually these children are...
Alison McDonald
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At What Age is a Child Considered To Be a ‘Late Talker’?
It’s easy to compare our kids’ development to others’. We see our friends whose kids are already initiating conversations and naming...
Alison McDonald
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What Does an Occupational Therapist Do?
This blog post is written based on a video-series of interviews that our Director Alison conducted with Rhiannon from Ability Focus...
Alison McDonald
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6 Tips For Taking Care of Your Vocal Hygiene
Vocal hygiene behaviours are things we can do to ensure we take care of our voice and vocal folds. Here are some tips for good vocal...
Alison McDonald
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How Can We Make Reading Time More Engaging?
There’s a difference between simply reading words off a page to your child, and engaging them in the story. What is interactive reading?...
Alison McDonald
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Why Your Child Might Find it Hard to Self-Regulate
What does ‘self regulation’ mean? Every child is unique. Some children can get overwhelmed easily, and others remain calm. In the same...
Alison McDonald
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What On Earth Is Decontextualised Language, and Why Is It So Important?
Early on, a child’s language is mainly based around their current environment. Conversations are usually focused on topics such as daily...
Alison McDonald
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3 Ways to Develop Reading Skills In Kids With Autism
The building blocks for reading and writing are also called ‘emergent literacy skills’. These skills are important for every child to...
Alison McDonald
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Language is Always Changing
We often think of our language as being very fixed. We were all taught grammar rules in school, right? Rules can’t change! But, over a...
Alison McDonald
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What is a Chronic Cough?
A cough is a sudden burst of air coming from your lungs up your nose or mouth. It causes your vocal folds to slam together, like when you...
Alison McDonald
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What You Need to Know About Stuttering
What exactly IS a stutter? It is the disruption in the fluency of verbal expression; the opposite of what would sound like smooth speech....
Alison McDonald
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Busting 5 Myths on Bilingual Language Development
There are lots of common myths about children growing up hearing two or more languages, and not all of them are true. Our very own Emilia...
Alison McDonald
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7 Tips For Communicating With Someone Who Has a Disability
Have you ever been a bit nervous to communicate with someone who has a disability? It can be a bit daunting sometimes, especially if you...
Alison McDonald
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Why should we be encouraging our children in their imaginative play?
Have you ever noticed how young children begin to play imaginatively? Early on, they will pretend to feed a teddy, or make a plane fly...
Alison McDonald
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10 Tips For A Healthy Lunch Box
Written by Suzie Garmeister of Branch and Vine Nutrition – Fd. Dip Nutrition & Holistic Health Feeling overwhelmed about how to feed your...
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