Early speech therapy in a girl with Down syndrome

Czech version

Published in: Listy klinické logopedie 2017; 1(2): 28-30
Category: Main topic

Overview

The paper includes a case study of a girl with Down Syndrome. The girl attends speech language therapy since the age 8 months. Therapy is focused on influencing food intake and developing oral-motor skills. Varied therapy techniques are aimed at influencing muscle tone, normalizing intraoral sensitivity and supporting the movement of the orofacial area.

Keywords:

Down syndrome, early speech therapy, feeding, sensitivity, muscle tension

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Labels

Clinical speech therapy General practitioner for children and adolescents

Multimodal approach to therapy of functional dysphagia in children

Multidiciplinary care of preterm and other ill and fragille infants: professional copmpetence of speech language pathologist in a team of professionals at NICU

Developmental anomalies in the neck

Premature child and orofacial complex - developmental continuity

Muscle tension changes of orofacial organs in early childhood

Syndrome of „Stone wall face“- Moebius syndrome in the System ofcomprehensive care

Pediatric Dysphagia

Article was published in

Clinical speech therapy (Listy klinické logopedie)

2017 Issue 2