BHSM AAC Book of the Day Calendar
BOOK OF THE DAY Click on the date number to listen to a read aloud! Practice the word of the week while you read the book of the day! Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday 30 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 […]
Sleep Hygiene for Pediatrics
Sleep, an essential and necessary component of life, provides children with the ability to grow, promote health and well-being, and regenerates the brain and body. Learn about sleep hygiene and get answers if you have sleep concerns for your child! Studies have shown that poor or insufficient sleep in children can impact: Physical Health: Higher […]
Success Story: Sebastian Ramos
Sebastian is a spunky and warm-hearted kid with a big imagination, bringing smiles to staff and families every time he sets foot in our clinic. He was diagnosed with Autism Spectrum Disorder in 2021, and started therapy at MSS shortly after in 2022. He has made tremendous progress since starting therapy, already graduating from both physical […]
Speech Intelligibility
What is Speech Intelligibility? Speech intelligibility is how understandable your child’s speech and language are both for familiar and unfamiliar partners. Familiar partners, such as parents or siblings, often have a higher level of understanding for the child than less familiar or unfamiliar partners. Speech intelligibility is impacted by the development of individual speech sounds, […]
Helping Your Child Form Expressive Language
Watch & Narrate Watch your child closely as you play. Look at what they look at, do what they do, and observe. Even simple things, like being close to a toy that is interesting to them is communicating a message to us. Narrate what you see out loud for your child. Model language that is […]
Language Development in Preschoolers
What is Language Processing? Language processing is how we organize and connect our language so that we can quickly and efficiently get to the words we are looking for as with talk. Typical language development helps support this process that happens largely behind the scenes and language development in preschoolers can be supported in many […]
Supporting Sharing Skills
What makes sharing so hard? Sharing is much more than giving a toy to another child. Your child must have at least a little understanding of other’s thoughts and feelings to comprehend what another child might want in play and why they want it. Sharing requires your child to recognize and manage some of their […]
Supporting Transitions For Your Child
The Work of Transitions Transitions involve understanding routines, being able to express yourself, learning to handle worries about the world, and developing cognitive skills. One important skill is called object permanence. This is the understanding that things continue to exist even when they are not in front of me. This concept more fully solidifies around […]
Success Story: Grayson Nieskes
Grayson first started at Medical Support Services (MSS) when he was 14 months old after participating in birth to three services following a diagnosis of stroke in utero. Grayson is a happy, motivated, and engaged little boy who loves to play with and copy his older brother. Grayson was referred first for Speech-Language Pathology services, […]
ABCs of Occupational Therapy – OT Month
Celebrating Occupational Therapy Month: Exploring the ABCs of OT April brings a special occasion as we honor Occupational Therapy Month. This year, join us in commemorating OT month with “ABCs of OT”! Every day, discover a new letter unveiling an OT skill, occupation, or activity that showcases the diverse expertise of our occupational therapists. At […]
Pragmatic Profile and Skills Checklists
Pragmatic Profile for K-12 Students Check out this skills checklist to see how your K-12 student is developing their pragmatic skills during conversation and/or shared activities! https://msstherapy.net/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/SPT-14-fillable-SLP-K-12-Pragmatic-Profile-11-17-20.pdf Preschool Pragmatic Profile Download this skills checklist to see how your preschooler is developing their pragmatic skills during conversations! https://msstherapy.net/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/SPT-14b-Preschool-Pragmatic-Profile.pdf Source: Hillsborough Public Schools
10 Symbolic Play Stages
In this blog, we’ll share with you the 10 symbolic play stages your child will show from 9 to 60 months of their life, types of language they should be producing and what this all means! Stage 1 – 9 to 12 Months Types of Play: -Object permanence -Means-end abilities -Developing schemas Language: -Vocalizations What […]
IEP: The Basics
Welcome to IEP: The Basics This is Part 1 of however many parts you guys want. This is for you—the parents, grandparents, caregivers, trusted adults of these kiddos that we all have supported here at Medical Support Services. As we are about two-thirds of the way through the school year, We wanted to support those […]