Dr. Thomas L. Layton
Introducing Little Jazz Man
Hello friends and family, Some of you are aware that I have written my first children’s book titled, Little Jazz Man. It is about a little cricket who wants to learn how to play a musical instrument. He goes looking for just the right instrument and meets many interesting critters who play different instruments.
Quiz: Autism III
This is the third of our Talk and Total quizzes on the subject of Autism and how it relates to child development. To browse through all of our quizzes on this topic and others, visit our Quiz Page: Browse our other quizzes.
Quiz: Autism II
This is the second of our Talk and Total quizzes on the subject of Autism and how it relates to child development. To browse through all of our quizzes on this topic and others, visit our Quiz Page: Browse our other quizzes.
Quiz: Autism I
I would like to present to you the first in a series of quizzes we have created to help raise awareness for Autism and Down syndrome. Our first quiz will test your knowledge of Autism. See if you can get every question right, then try our other quizzes. We will keep adding more, so check […]
Quiz: Down Syndrome III
This is the third of our Talk and Total quizzes on the subject of Down syndrome and how it relates to child development. To browse through all of our quizzes on this topic and others, visit our Quiz Page: Browse our other quizzes.
Quiz: Down Syndrome II
This is the second of our Talk and Total quizzes on the subject of Down syndrome and how it relates to child development. To browse through all of our quizzes on this topic and others, visit our Quiz Page: Browse our other quizzes.
Quiz: Down Syndrome I
This is the first of our Talk and Total quizzes on the subject of Down syndrome and how it relates to child development. To browse through all of our quizzes on this topic and others, visit our Quiz Page: Browse our other quizzes.
App Review: First Phrases
Our article Technology Use for Children with Down Syndrome: The iPad was so popular, we have decided to expand upon it with a series of app review articles that will allow us to focus on some of the apps we find most-useful here at Talk and Total. Our first article in the series will focus […]
Connecting "Families to Families" in China
The YangAi Parent Club Guangzhou, China, invited a family with a Down syndrome child to visit and meet with families and professionals at their center. The YangAi Parent Club is attempting to connect families to families. Therefore, they invited the Ball family: Douglas, Jane and daughter, Caroline, to visit their center. Plans are underway to […]
Children with Down Syndrome: Communication Issues
I wanted to share an article I wrote about communication issues among children with Down syndrome. It was originally published in the TDSN Newsletter, and it is available on their web site at TriangleDownsyndrome.org. This article discusses the speech, hearing, and language behaviors in these young children. It also discusses several intervention approaches that are […]