In our last blog, we discussed the different ways children process language, and how some children are gestalt language processors. How can you tell if your child is a gestalt language processor? One telltale sign is if your child repetitively reproduces phrases. We...
It might seem like children all develop language the same way—they learn some words, then sentences, and finally they can have a conversation with you. But there are two ways to develop language: analytic language processing and gestalt language processing. ...
It’s that time again, you call insurance and ask them if a service is covered, and they tell you “Absolutely!” But there might be additional information you need to know before you get into services, we’re here to tell you what they won’t! We do our best to get an...
By Josie Mlynarski, SLP Graduate Student Have you ever heard of Gestalt Language Processing? Typically, when we think of language development, we are speaking in terms of analytic language processing, which is the process of building language from small...
I feel like it was just summer, but it’s already holiday time again! Closed Thanksgiving Day and The Day After This year, for the first time ever, Cutting Edge will be closed the day after Thanksgiving. Our therapists, who have been working so hard all...
Hi, our names are Lyandria Taylor and Meredith Porteous. We are both physical therapy students completing a clinical rotation here at Cutting Edge Pediatric Therapy (CEPT). During our time at CEPT, we have come across several questions regarding aquatic therapy. Our...
We talk a lot about kids with autism, but sometimes people are not diagnosed with autism until they are adults. I started thinking about this after I attended an Autism Speaks conference. At the conference, I attended a talk led by a panel of people who had...
My Program HI! I’m Rendi, an OT Capstone student from Baylor University- SIC’ EM BEARS! I am here at CEPT for 14 weeks to complete my capstone project, “CHANCE” that develops vocational materials and skills for individuals with autism seeking employment....
Throughout Covid-19, children have had decreased opportunities to spend time in the natural environment. Being outdoors in play is vital for childhood development and offers building of social interaction skills with their peers, use of imagination, motor development,...
