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Special needs assessments are in high demand and identifying the right specialist to provide an assessment, diagnosis, and offer the next steps for intervention can be challenging. The emotional journey is never quite straight forward and many times, families zig and zag before they get on the right path. Referrals are typically the best move...
Occupational therapy uses occupations, or meaningful activities, to help children with a wide range of difficulties in performing their daily tasks. Since these difficulties are multifaceted and potentially overlapping, occupational therapy begins with a detailed assessment, followed by an individualized program's development. Occupational therapy is highly collaborative, in many ways holistic, and life-changing. We’ve shortlisted...
Communication is a fundamental human skill, and language and speech are their most explicit and precise forms. With an impaired ability to receive and share information, clearly express themselves, and receive messages, humans have a significantly harder time finding their place under the sun and being an active part of a community. Speech and language...
Lockdowns and social distancing have significantly reduced the amount of social interactions children usually have and many parents are worried about this. Luckily, there are lots of ways parents can support communication development at home, say ChildPsy, which assesses and supports children with communication, social, behavioral and learning needs. Have concerns about your child’s social...
At SPOT, they believe Speech Therapy, Physiotherapy, Occupational Therapy, Counselling and Psychology are important on their own, as well as in conjunction with each other; therefore, they focus on a team approach in treating the WHOLE CHILD. Need to access any of the above services? Click here to make an appointment! The SPOT family is a unique team of experienced paediatric clinicians focussed...
Many parents of young children question if their child may have special needs. This is then followed by the key question: What is a special need? And if a child does have one or more special needs, where can the family go for services and support in Hong Kong? Thankfully, the Hong Kong government has...
Speech Therapists play a critical role in the language and speech development of youngsters around the world. Speech therapists help prevent, diagnosis, assess, and treat language disorders, speech delays, difficulties with social communication, cognitive disorders and more. For kids, speech therapists will assess on a developmental spectrum for both language and speech delays and disorders....
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