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Full-Tilt Parenting: Strategies, Insights, and Connection for Parents Raising Neurodivergent Children

TPP 168: Speech Pathologist Sherri Cawn Talks About Communication Disorders in Children

Full-Tilt Parenting: Strategies, Insights, and Connection for Parents Raising Neurodivergent Children

Debbie Reber

Education, Kids & Family, Parenting

4.81K Ratings

🗓️ 28 July 2019

⏱️ 49 minutes

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Summary

Sherri Cawn, a leading practitioner of the DIR/Floortime® model in speech and language development, explores characteristics, assessment, intervention of communication disorders in children. Connect with Tilt Parenting Visit Tilt Parenting Take the free 7-Day Challenge Read a chapter of Differently Wired Follow Tilt on Twitter & Instagram Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0

If you're listening to this podcast, it's probably because a child you love and care for is differently wired.

0:07.0

Are they also struggling in their current educational setting, seen only for what they're doing wrong, while longing for positive relationships with peers and others?

0:15.6

Envision a world where your child's unique abilities are not just recognized but celebrated.

0:21.0

A world where they can connect with others and their true potential is seen and

0:24.9

appreciated. The Strength-based Assessment Lab's mission is to build a world for your child just

0:30.7

like that. Through its innovative approach that aims to empower students, families, educators, and professionals

0:36.3

to create positive, effective, and collaborative learning experiences.

0:40.2

Be a part of shaping a brighter future for your child.

0:43.0

Visit W.

0:45.0

BGS.ed.

0:47.0

to learn more about what a strength-based assessment could mean for your family.

0:51.0

That's BGS. Edu.

0:54.0

From a developmental point of view, the developmental lens that we now look at is,

1:00.0

we're much more interested in the nonverbal piece, the social gaze, the referencing, the use of

1:07.2

gestures, the use of emotional tone. Those are the foundations for communication that need to be in place for social pragmatics to be able to unfold in a warm interactive environment.

1:22.8

Welcome to Tilt Parenting, a podcast featuring interviews and

1:28.8

conversations aimed at inspiring, informing, and supporting parents raising differently by your kids.

1:35.4

My name is Debbie Reeper and I'm the host of this show, and my guest today is Sherry Khan, a speech

1:41.2

language pathologist to a specialized in the assessment and treatment of infants,

1:45.8

toddlers, and school-age children with developmental challenges for over 38 years.

1:51.5

Cherry has incredible experience and also a bird's eye view of the field and how it has evolved in the past several decades.

2:00.0

She's also a leading practitioner of the DIR floor time model in speech and language

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