Shadow teachers are co-teachers or para-educators, who monitor and assist a specific child’s progress in class. They sit with the child in a regular classroom and make sure that the child is given social, educational and physical support in a classroom that outstrips them in all these categories...
Types of Speech Therapy
A speech therapist may also make recommendations about the consistency of food. For infants, a speech therapist may assist in coordinating her suck-swallow-breath pattern. As previously mentioned these are only some of the things that a speech therapist might do...
What is Language Therapy?
Your child’s speech therapist will choose a few targets from the areas above that your child has difficulties with. Then, she will find ways to teach each skill to your child. Most of the time, this involves breaking the skill down into smaller steps...
Five Common Reasons for Couple’s Therapy
Couples often forget what brought them together in the first place, why they fell in love. If you've been with somebody for a long time, you've built a life narrative, memories and a history that you can't recoup with someone else. Couples therapy can help reignite that...
How Does Cognitive Behavioral Therapy Work?
CBT tries to teach people skills for dealing with their problems. Someone with anxiety may learn that avoiding situations helps to fan their fears. Confronting fears in a gradual and manageable way helps give the person faith in their own ability to cope...
What is Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD)?
ADHD isn’t just a childhood disorder. About 4% of American adults over the age of 18 contend with ADHD behaviors on a daily basis. In adulthood, it’s diagnosed equally between males and females. During their lifetimes, 13% of men will be diagnosed with ADHD...
Psychotherapy: Why it’s done and the types
During psychotherapy, you learn about your condition and your moods, feelings, thoughts and behaviors. Psychotherapy helps you learn how to take control of your life and respond to challenging situations with healthy coping skills...
What causes different types of tic disorders?
Tics are usually preceded by an uncomfortable urge, such as an itch or tingle. While it is possible to hold back from carrying out the tic, this requires a great deal of effort and often causes tension and stress. Relief from these sensations is experienced upon carrying out the tic...
Autism-friendly strategies for encouraging physical activity
Practicing these skills at home can foster your child’s success in physical education class, while increasing the likelihood that he or she will enjoy other socially engaging physical activities such as playground games and recreational sports...
Applied Behavior Analysis (ABA) Therapy in Doha, Qatar
ABA takes a research approach to therapy based on proven theories of learning and behavior. Therapists who use ABA understand how human behaviors are learned and how they can be changed over time. The therapist evaluates a client’s behavior...