What is Dyslexia? Dyslexia is a type of learning disability that hinders a child’s ability to process words/ numbers effectively and...

People believed that if a child could pronounce the ABCs, count, recognise colours, and write their first name, they were ready for...

Starting school is a huge milestone for you and your child and the child’s success or failure in adapting to primary school is crucial....

According to the International Dyslexia Association, dyslexia is a specific learning disability (SLD) that is neurobiological in origin....

Speech and language therapy is a relatively new field of allied health that supports a range of communication disorders (speech and...

Some parents have asked how to give speech therapy at home. There are plenty of ways to help your child develop their speech and language...

Our speech therapists at Total Communication Therapy often get asked the question, "How long does speech therapy take?" Much like the...

by Zhi Ying Tan (Educational Psychologist) Why doesn’t my child listen? This is probably an age-old question that many parents must have...

Total Communication Therapy's Transdisciplinary Services: Psychological Assessment for Children in Singapore What are psychological...

Math tends to be divisive (pun intended!); It can be either hard or easy, exciting or boring, all depending on your experience and how...

Math is meaningless if we are unable to apply it to real-life context. Problems in real-world contexts often include mathematical...

One thing that crops up for therapists, time and time again, is others questioning how they can be doing therapy when they “just play”...

We’ve all been there; You ask your child what they did today, and the reply is: nothing. Even as therapists we fall into this trap and...

Children see speech therapists (STs) – or speech-language pathologists – for a variety of reasons. In fact, STs see both children and...

Handwriting is a complex skill involving your child’s coordination of visual, cognitive, sensory, language, and motor abilities. Your...

We all experience the world through our senses, such as light, sound, taste, touch etc. Some children experience difficulties in...

Occupational Therapy helps people of all ages to do things they want and need to do in their daily life (occupation). Occupational...

The recent situation with the virus sees us pulling together as a society in new and unexpected ways. But social distancing and other...

This weekend sees many people all over the world celebrate the Hindu festival Deepavali, also known as “Festival of Lights”. But how can...

Friday 18th October 2019 is DLD Awareness Day! But the question is: what is DLD? Previously known as Specific Language Impairment (SLI),...