Growing Up in a Pandemic: Impact on Kids with Developmental Delay

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Young kids who need rehabilitation services today present differently than children born before the pandemic. We talk with pediatric sensory clinic manager and practicing clinician Danielle Carey, SLP, about the impact of the COVID pandemic on how kids present today across rehabilitation disciplines. What is the new normal of cognition, sensory regulation, communication, motor function, and behavior, and how do we address it as rehabilitation therapists?

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(02:59) Impact of the Pandemic
(10:41) Social Interaction
(15:05) Cognition
(20:00) Sensory Regulation (SR)
(26:08) SR: The Five Basic Senses
(38:14) SR: Vestibular and Proprioceptive Senses
(40:38) Communication
(45:14) Motor Function
(50:08) Behavior
(53:08) Children with Known Developmental Delays
(59:14) Children Not Diagnosed Before the Pandemic
(01:02:49) Deficits Due to Lack of Exposure
(01:04:50) Impact of Changes on Service Delivery
(01:09:18) Summary

The content for this course was created by Danielle Carey, MS, CCC-SLP.

The content for this course was created by Susan Almon-Matangos, MS, CCC-SLP.

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Resources

Developmental milestones (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention [CDC]):

https://www.cdc.gov/ncbddd/actearly/milestones/index.html

Digital developmental screener (CDC):

https://www.cdc.gov/ncbddd/actearly/milestones/digital-online-checklist.html

Short videos supporting child development (Emerge Pediatric Therapy):

https://emergepediatrictherapy.com/video-library/