Author Name: Nikhitha Mary Xavier

Connection Over Compliance in Pediatric Therapy

Discover why connection over compliance matters in pediatric therapy and how trust, safety, and meaningful relationships support a child’s growth and progress.

Imitation skills

Imitation is an early form of motor planning, usually developing during infancy. The infant’s ability to mirror gestures and facial expression is an important milestone in child development. It is also important for moto

Baby Milestone Walking

Most babies take their first steps sometime between 9 and 12 months and are walking well by the time they’re 14 or 15 months old. Don’t worry if your child takes a little longer, though.

Down syndrome- A Genetic Disorder

Down syndrome (DS or DNS), also known as trisomy 21, is a genetic disorder caused by the presence of all or part of the third copy of chromosome 21.

Stuttering

Stuttering is a speech disorder characterized by the repetition of sounds, syllables, or words, prolongation of sounds, and interruptions in the speech known as blocks. Stuttering is sometimes referred to as ‘stammering’

Can folic acid mitigate autism risk for children whose mother has epilepsy?

Head Control – A developmental milestone

Developmental milestones reflect the growth and integration of the central nervous system in the child.

OBSESSIVE COMPULSIVE DISORDER (OCD)

Obsessive Compulsive Disorder is one of the comorbid disorder to appear along with Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASD).

Imaginary World

Children with autism appear to be distanced from our existing world. When people observe a child with autism they often feel that children with autism are in a world of their own.

Linguistic difficulties in learning disability

A specific learning disorder is a developmental disorder where the key skills that may be impacted include reading of single words, reading comprehension, writing, spelling, maths calculation and math problem-solving. Re

SENSORY INTEGRATION (PART 2)

Sensory integration refers to how people use the information provided by all sensations originating within the body or from the external environment.

ATTENTION DEFICIT DISORDER AND OCCUPATIONAL THERAPY TREATMENT

ADD is characterized by problems with attention, impulsivity or hyperactivity. Executive functions of the brain such as verbal and non- verbal working memory, self-regulation, and motivation will be impaired. Adults who