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Prudence Low
- Aug 18
- 2 min
Are you Over-rewarding your Child?
Over-rewarding, over-praising and over-doing things for our children can have quite a lot of repercussions. Read more to find out
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Prudence Low
- Aug 5
- 3 min
LIFE AFTER MY CHILD’S DIAGNOSIS
Once a diagnosis has been made, the news is often either entirely unexpected by the parents or confirmation of their suspicions. If it is...
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Merrin Phillip
- Jul 6
- 2 min
MATH STRUGGLES-HOW POOR SPATIAL AWARENESS COULD INEVITABLY CAUSE THIS?
What is Visual Perception? Visual perception is the ability of the child to interpret and make sense of what they are seeing. Visual...
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Prudence Low
- Jul 5
- 3 min
GETTING A DIAGNOSIS – IS THIS IMPORTANT?
Parents often ask us if a diagnosis of their child’s communication, language or social status is really necessary. Understandably so, a...
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Prudence Low
- Jun 30
- 3 min
FOSTERING RESILIENCE IN A CHILD WHO IS ON THE AUTISM SPECTRUM DISORDER
There are many barriers are guides to fostering resilience in a child who is on the Autism Spectrum Disorder
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Total Communication
- Jun 23
- 3 min
What exactly is dyslexia
1. What exactly is dyslexia? Dyslexia is a reading impairment for someone of average or high intelligence. This implies that their...
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Total Communication
- Jun 13
- 3 min
CAREER’S AT TOTAL COMMUNICATION AS THERAPISTS
We are frequently asked how working at a therapy centre with children who have learning impairments feels. However, to understand how our...
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Total Communication
- Apr 14
- 1 min
Dyslexia: The importance of early intervention and where to get help
What is Dyslexia? Dyslexia is a type of learning disability that hinders a child’s ability to process words/ numbers effectively and...
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Total Communication
- Apr 4
- 2 min
School Readiness: Not just about academics
People believed that if a child could pronounce the ABCs, count, recognise colours, and write their first name, they were ready for...
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Total Communication
- Jan 6
- 2 min
How do I know if my child is ready for school?
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....
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Total Communication
- Oct 27, 2021
- 1 min
Common Interventions for Dyslexia
According to the International Dyslexia Association, dyslexia is a specific learning disability (SLD) that is neurobiological in origin....
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Total Communication
- Sep 27, 2021
- 2 min
What is Speech and Language Therapy?
Speech and language therapy is a relatively new field of allied health that supports a range of communication disorders (speech and...
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Total Communication
- Sep 27, 2021
- 2 min
How to do Speech Therapy at Home?
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...
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Total Communication
- Sep 26, 2021
- 2 min
How Long Does Speech Therapy Take?
Our speech therapists at Total Communication Therapy often get asked the question, "How long does speech therapy take?" Much like the...
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Total Communication
- Sep 1, 2021
- 4 min
How to Parent So Children Will Listen and Remember?
by Zhi Ying Tan (Educational Psychologist) Why doesn’t my child listen? This is probably an age-old question that many parents must have...
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Total Communication
- Aug 5, 2021
- 3 min
Educational Psychology - Assessment and Intervention in Singapore (Children's Services)
Total Communication Therapy's Transdisciplinary Services: Psychological Assessment for Children in Singapore What are psychological...
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Total Communication
- Jun 17, 2021
- 2 min
Love it or Hate it: Math is Here to Stay
Math tends to be divisive (pun intended!); It can be either hard or easy, exciting or boring, all depending on your experience and how...
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Total Communication
- Mar 30, 2021
- 1 min
Functional Math: Dynamic Math Skills in Daily Life
Math is meaningless if we are unable to apply it to real-life context. Problems in real-world contexts often include mathematical...
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Total Communication
- Jul 2, 2020
- 1 min
Why therapists use games and toys in therapy
One thing that crops up for therapists, time and time again, is others questioning how they can be doing therapy when they “just play”...
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