How You Can Tell If Your Child Is a Gestalt Language Processor

How You Can Tell If Your Child Is a Gestalt Language Processor

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...
Analytic vs Gestalt Language Processing

Analytic vs Gestalt Language Processing

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.  ...
What Does Your Insurance Coverage Look Like?

What Does Your Insurance Coverage Look Like?

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...
Gestalt Language Processing: Another Way to Develop Language

Gestalt Language Processing: Another Way to Develop Language

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...
Aquatic Therapy and its Relevance in Physical Therapy Practice

Aquatic Therapy and its Relevance in Physical Therapy Practice

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...
The Benefits of Nature for Kids after Covid-19

The Benefits of Nature for Kids after Covid-19

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,...
North Texas Giving Day 2022-Cutting Edge Cares

North Texas Giving Day 2022-Cutting Edge Cares

When is North Texas Giving Day?   North Texas Giving Day is just around the corner. This year North Texas Giving Day will be on September 22, 2022. It’s easy to remember—September 22/22! And on that day, we want you to remember Cutting Edge Cares, our nonprofit...
Why it is Important to Have a Plan When Discontinuing Services

Why it is Important to Have a Plan When Discontinuing Services

At Cutting Edge, our clinicians work very hard from your child’s initial evaluation to ensure that their treatment plan is helping them achieve their goals. Part of this plan includes having an idea of when your child has mastered their goals and is ready to graduate....
Mistakes Parents Make For Back to School

Mistakes Parents Make For Back to School

Going back to school can be a time of chaos, or it can run smoothly. I’ve made so many mistakes along the way and had so much chaos—but you don’t have to! Here are a few of the mistakes I’ve made that you can avoid by planning ahead: 1. Bedtimes. One...