By Dr. Donia Fahim & Professor Rhea Paul | Specializing in Speech & Language T
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In this first podcast of Season 2, Dr. Donia Fahim and Professor Rhea Paul talk about Assessment. What should you expect from your child’s assessment and who will carry it out?
Before, during and after: How to prepare yourself and your child, what happens during the appointment, and what can you expect following the assessment. They’ll answer a question about what is meant by verbal and non-verbal abilities in psychological assessments and discuss the language we use when talking about people with disabilities.
Finally, in the ‘Eating Cake for Breakfast’ segment, Granny Rhea and Auntie Donia urge you to have fun with your super special child in everyday ways: Jump in puddles, walk barefoot on the grass or squidge your toes in the sand.
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Join Granny Rhea and Auntie Donia (Professor Rhea Paul and Dr Donia Fahim) in today’s podcast as they talk about transitioning through school and how to support your child through the significant changes this brings.
They answer a question on why cognitively typical children might struggle academically at school. In ‘Things that make us go aargh’ they discuss hyper-focus on developmental differences and the importance of remembering that all children are different and develop at different times, but this doesn’t mean that there is an underlying diagnosis to find. And how to have fun making home-made audio books with favourite story books from your own home.
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Following on from the last podcast discussion around transitioning through school, Granny Rhea and Auntie Donia (Professor Rhea Paul and Dr Donia Fahim) discuss transitioning beyond school, what happens after your child leaves full time education and how to support your young adult’s strengths, interests and independence.
They talk about disfluency and how to support your verbal child with Autism who stutters or stammers. Stereotypical expectations about children with Autism is the focus of what makes them go ‘aargh’ today, while fun but functional craft is the topic in the Eating Cake for Breakfast segment.
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To learn more about international educational consultant & autism expert, Dr. Donia Fahim, visit Doniafahim.com
Join Granny Rhea and Auntie Donia (Professor Rhea Paul and Dr Donia Fahim) in a conversation about Girls and Autism: the parallels, similarities, and differences in how girls and boys present with Autism.
The Super Special Question in this podcast prompts discussion and explanation about selective mutism.
Stereotyping toys by gender, particularly for Super Special Kids, is what makes them go ‘aargh’ today and in the Eating Cake for Breakfast segment, the focus is classic games - treasure hunt; duck, duck, goose; hide and seek, simple, fun games that can be played anywhere.
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Granny Rhea and Auntie Donia (Professor Rhea Paul and Dr Donia Fahim) are joined today by special guest and AAC Specialist, Susan Berkowitz to discuss AAC, the different systems available and how to identify the best system for your child. Listen to Susan Berkowitz explain why misconception that using a high tech AAC system is going to ‘fix’ your child’s Autism makes her go ‘aargh’ and in the Eating Cake for Breakfast segment, the trio discuss fun activities using an AAC system.
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In today’s episode, Granny Rhea and Auntie Donia (Professor Rhea Paul and Dr Donia Fahim] discuss Apraxia, a speech difficulty which affects coordination and planning in the production of speech sounds.
They answer a question about how to assess whether your child needs speech intervention. What makes them go aargh today, is the assumption that oral motor strength activities will, on their own, support a child’s speech development. T
he value of water play is the subject of today’s Eating Cake for Breakfast segment, not only is it wonderful, accessible, sensory fun but it is also a huge source of many educational opportunities.
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In today’s episode, Granny Rhea and Auntie Donia (Professor Rhea Paul and Dr Donia Fahim) discuss Bilingualism and Super Special Kids.
They answer a question about the challenges of travelling with a super special child. What makes them go ‘aargh’ is when professionals tell bilingual parents that they should focus on one language with their child. During the Eating Cake for Breakfast segment, Granny Rhea and Auntie Donia discuss digital assistance and the use of AI devices and software such as Siri and Alexa.
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To learn more about international educational consultant & autism expert, Dr. Donia Fahim, visit Doniafahim.com
In today’s episode, Granny Rhea and Auntie Donia (Professor Rhea Paul and Dr Donia Fahim) are joined by special guest Sean Sweeney, a Certified SLP with a specialist background in Instructional Technology who, amongst other things, is the author of the SpeechTechie Blog.
The Super Special topic is Apps for Super Special Kids and the question today is how do parents select developmentally appropriate apps?
Using screen time unnecessarily is what makes Sean Sweeney go ‘aargh’ and, in the Eating Cake for Breakfast segment, what else but Apps for fun – making movies!
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In today’s episode, Professor Rhea Paul and Dr. Donia Fahim discuss the importance of living in the ‘now’ and casting our worries for the future aside. They’ll answer a question about what a speech and language therapist is and the work that they do. They’ll also tell you about the things that make them go ‘arghhh’, as well as talking about the importance of spending quality time with your special child in the super fun ‘Eating Cake for Breakfast’ segment.
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To learn more about international educational consultant & autism expert, Dr. Donia Fahim, visit Doniafahim.com
In today’s episode, Professor Rhea Paul and Dr. Donia Fahim discuss screen time. Is it good? Is it bad? They discuss it all. They’ll also answer a question about what to do when your special child is naughty. Extreme parents are the focal point of things that make them go ‘arghhh’ this week and routines are explored in the super fun ‘Eating Cake for Breakfast’ segment.
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To learn more about international educational consultant & autism expert, Dr. Donia Fahim, visit Doniafahim.com
The podcast currently has 18 episodes available.