Posts Tagged Down syndrome

LSVT LOUD® for Kids: Helping Children Find Their Voice

Click HERE to access the handout If you are a speech-language pathologist, physical therapist, or occupational therapist or assistant and would like a certificate for viewing a public on demand webinar, please follow the below steps: View the webinar in its entirety. Click HERE to complete a survey. LSVT Global will verify your viewing of the webinar and email you a certificate. NOTE: LSVT Global webinars are not state or ASHA-registered for CEUs so you will need to retain your certificate if you would like to self-report your activity. Did you know a speech therapy method originally created for adults is now helping children speak more clearly? This webinar will show how LSVT LOUD® – a proven voice treatment program – has been successfully adapted to help kids with speech challenges like those seen in cerebral palsy and Down syndrome. This webinar will include real-world case studies, research, and clinical insights into these evidence-based therapies. Participants will gain a deeper understanding of the specific benefits of LSVT for pediatric populations, highlighting key adaptations for younger patients and offering a glimpse into the exciting future of these therapies across the lifespan.  Continue Reading

Our Down Syndrome LSVT Success Story (Part 2): The Therapist Perspective

I have been exploring the option of using LSVT BIG® with kids for a few years now. I pursued additional referrals from pediatricians since that time and had a lot of interest but just got my first official referral this past summer.  Then I found out it was a 4-year-old boy with Down Syndrome!

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Our Down Syndrome LSVT Success Story (Part 1): The Parent Perspective

My son Wesley completed the 4 week long LSVT BIG and LSVT LOUD program this summer.  Wes was 4 years 2 months old at the time.  He has Down syndrome, is nonverbal,
wears AFO leg braces and has glasses.  

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Intensive Voice Treatment (LSVT LOUD) for Children With Down Syndrome: Phase I Outcomes

Based on this initial study, we have enough proof to continue to establish higher levels of treatment evidence that LSVT LOUD has a positive therapeutic effect on voice and speech in children with DS. We hope to conduct a larger treatment study and include a wider age-range of children and youth with DS.

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Effects of an intensive voice treatment on articulatory function and speech intelligibility in children with motor speech disorders: A phase one study

Our results indicate that by focusing on a single target (healthy vocal loudness), clinicians may also observe positive therapeutic changes to articulatory function and intelligibility.

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Intensive speech therapy (LSVT LOUD) for clients with Down syndrome and cerebral palsy – one clinician’s experience.

“We started using the LOUD program with a teen and 4-year-old with Down syndrome. Both families reported their child to be easier to understand, more talkative, more fluent, and had multiple unsolicited feedback from teachers, friends, distant family members, and church acquaintances about these changes…” Read on to learn more.

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LSVT LOUD®… for KIDS!

LSVT LOUD is an intensive, neuroplasticity-based treatment that addresses a range of communication impairments and is personalized to the unique communication goals of each child.

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