Does your child have any of the following tendencies? Trouble sitting up straight and tends to sit with their shoulders rounded? Sits with legs on the floor in the shape of a “w” vs cross legged? Has poor head control when moving to a sitting position? Feels as though they slip through your arms when...
Supporting Children with Down Syndrome through Early Intervention Most people have time to prepare for a diagnosis of Down Syndrome, because pre-natal testing is available, however in Leland’s case, all the testing indicated no issues. Samantha had no cause for concern until her pediatrician suggested at the age of 2 months her son undergo genetic...
I know what my child wants before he speaks… does that discourage him from asking? I would rather she use words rather than pointing and grunting… how do I help? In Part I of this series on Early Intervention and Speech Development, we focused on activities to develop oral muscle memory by making silly faces...
Why are silly faces important in Early Intervention? How do making silly faces in the mirror help my child develop speech? How does making a sound like a car help my child to begin to form sounds? When your child is receiving Early Intervention Services, teli therapists work to provide parents with certain activities to...
Why is Tummy Time an Important Part of Early Intervention? Wonder how your child’s Early Intervention activities make a difference? Wonder why tummy time is an important time for your infant? Over the past month, at teli, we have been exploring the “back story” of some of the Early Intervention activities that parents are encouraged...
Have you ever wondered how your child’s Early Intervention activities make a difference? Our occupational therapists, physical therapists, speech pathologists and developmental therapists thought that was a great question! So over the next few months we will be providing a “behind the scenes” reason for some of these activities. Our therapists will explain the back...
Children are at risk in our community! The month of April is National Child Abuse Prevention month and teli is devoted to creating awareness of the impact of this enormous societal problem. Among the many sobering facts is that in 2014, the Department of Health and Human Services reported that 3.5 million children were investigated...
Early Intervention Therapy in Autism provides an enormous advantage for a child. Did you know that April is Autism Awareness month? At teli we recognize the parents and their children diagnosed with autism. We also acknowledge the outstanding work of the teli therapists helping those children reach new heights! An early diagnosis can be valuable...
Parents and Early Intervention – an impactful pair to tackle Down Syndrome! “My life changed when prenatal testing was telling me my child was not going to be perfect!” Ashley and Bob were pregnant with their second child and received the news that no parent wants to hear. “They told us our child would never...
