Jewel Autism Centre

Cruising A milestone in  child development  which comes after the  child learns  to stand. Once the child learns to stand by himself/ herself, the next step is to start taking steps forward, holding onto any furniture. This is called cruising. It occurs between 8.5 to 11 months. This milestone proceeds walking independently. Once the child gains confidence to take steps holding furniture, then he/she would proceed to the next milestone of walking independently which would be achieved by the time the child celebrates his/her first birthday.

Oro motor Exercise Oral-motor refers to the use and function of the muscles of the face (lips, tongue, cheeks and jaw) for speech, chewing and swallowing. These exercises are designed to increase the range of movement in your tongue, lips, cheeks and jaw. When doing these exercises, it is important to move the designated area as far as you can in each direction until you feel the muscles stretch, but should not make it pain. Practice these exercises, once through, 3-5 times a day initially and later 5-10 times. JAW EXERCISES  1. Jaw Opening     Open the jaw as wide as you can until you feel a stretching, but no pain.  Hold this furthest open position for 1-2 seconds initially (later 5 seconds) then relax and close your mouth.   Repeat this open posture 3-5 times.Do the same while producing the sound /ah/  2. Side-to-Side Movement     Move your jaw to the right side as far as you can until it pulls but does not hurt....

Sitting Learning to sit the baby will get a new perspective on world and a little more independence. The back and neck muscles will gradually become strong enough to hold it upright. The child then realise where to put the legs to sit comfortably. You can help your baby to sit by gently easing legs apart to form a V-shape. This will help to give the balance and stability the child needs to sit without toppling over to one side. Once child can sit happily on his/her own and play, it’s just a matter of time until the child moves on to crawling, standing, and walking. When will the baby be able to sit up by herself? The baby will start to learn to sit at about the same time as the child managing to roll over and hold her head up. The muscles the child gradually developed from birth, is finally becomes strong enough to sit between four months and seven months. By the time baby is eight months old, he should be able to sit well without support. Nearly all babies can sit on their o...

Standing Many babies move on to other  milestones  long before they master rolling. Between four months and seven months, your baby will spend time learning to sit up, using his hands to help him balance. At around five months, you can help him to  stand  up by gently pulling on his arms. Try to work at your baby’s pace. Six months to 10 months Between six months and 10 months your baby will probably start trying to pull himself up to stand while holding on to furniture. Learning how to fall is an important part of mastering standing and walking. You can see this process starting at around six months. When you’re supporting your baby in a standing position, he’ll put his arms out to save himself if he tilts off balance. A month later he will have learned to extend his arms and hands forward to help him gently fall to the ground on his front. 10 months to one year At 10 months your baby may start to learn how to bend his knees and even sit aft...

· Communication tips Can’t get something for nothing : Try to always have the child do something to get a desired item or activity. Whether it’s a point, a vocalization, or a verbal request, the child should always have to do something to get something. Use the Visual Schedule:  Most classrooms have a visual schedule, but you can also use visual schedules to enhance conversation at home. Have the child interact with the schedule throughout the day to tell what you did, what comes next, and to prompt conversation. Practice Conversation Turn Taking : Set a timer and let the child choose a topic to talk about then when the timer goes off, reset the timer and then the child has to have a conversation with you about something you choose. Play ‘Dumb’:  Pretend you don’t know where a child’s lunch is or what item the child needs to complete a task. The sillier, the better! Have the child tell you (verbally or gutturally) where to find the item or what to do. Model Socia...

Dyslexia | Learning Disability Dyslexia is also called as learning disability. Children with dyslexia have problems with reading, spelling words and sounds. Children with dyslexia have coordination problems. Difficulties faced by children with dyslexia can be observed from childhood. Dyslexia is the difficulty or inability of the child to understand the relationship between words, spellings, and sounds. These are the primary symptoms that can be noticed in a child at an early age, especially during the early school days and it is important to understand that no two dyslexic children display exactly the same symptoms. One should always remember that a certain dyslexic kid will not necessarily show each of the symptoms. The major difficulties that they come across are the following: Extremely smart when you talk to them but faces difficulty to read or spell words. They find it very hard to understand and deal with numbers too. Children are Good in Creativity but Acade...

NORMAL NON – FLUENCY GUIDELINES TO PARENTS NORMAL NON – FLUENCY GUIDELINES TO PARENTS Listen with pleasure with no completion of speech. Be interested and show the child that you are. Give him/her plenty of time to talk. Give him/her more opportunities. Encourage a pleasant relationship with others at home. Develop a sense of responsibility. Get him/her interested in/outdoor sports. Help him/her not to fear situations, words. Read stories together. Encourage singing. Make most of her assets. Help children in neighborhood and classroom understand her problem. Encourage him to have an objective attitude towards his problem. Prevent experiences that set off periods of excessive trouble. Talk slowly and distinctly yourself. Slow the place of your own movements. Keep your anxiety and concert away from the child. Occasionally fake some breaks in your rhythmic pattern. Give the child additional opportunities to talk in periods when there is fluency. Convince him ...