Speech-Language Pathologist. Speech Pathologist. Speech Teacher. Known by many names, people refer to these specialists most often as speech therapists. They work with children with a variety of delays and disorders spanning from mild articulation delays to more complex disorders such as autism, Down syndrome, hearing impairment, motor speech disorders, and other developmental delays.
SLP’s, as they are called for short, are the specialists that help your child with speech, talking and communication. However you may be surprised at how broad this field of speech-language pathology really is and just how many skill areas SLPs are trained to build and expand in young children.
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The Spectrum of Developmental Disabilities activity will provide an interdisciplinary approach to the issues of motor dysfunction. This multidisciplinary course will review motor dysfunction, including epidemiology, genetic and neuroimaging issues, diagnostic overlaps, associated dysfunctions, evaluation and management, outcomes and future directions. Objectives: Discuss the inter-relationships between cognition, motor and behavior disorders of childhood Recognize and diagnose developmental coordination disorders Define the contents of a successful outcome for children with motor disorders Develop a reasoned evaluation for children who present with hypotonia Target Audiences: Physicians Pediatricians Developmental-behavioral pediatricians Child psychiatristas Educators Nurses Occupational therapists / psychologists / speech and language pathologists Physical therapists When/Where:
March 18-20, 2013
Johns Hopkins School of Medicine, Turner Auditorium
720 Rutland Ave
Baltimore, MD