Institute for Therapy through the Arts
Create. Grow. Heal.
by ITAChicago
Early Childhood consists of the first five years of a child’s life. During this critical time a child learns through relationships with his/her surroundings, creating the basis for all subsequent […]
Filed Under: Glossary Tagged With: ADD, adhd, anxiety, autism, depression, neglect, physical abuse, psychological abuse, sexual abuse, trauma
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Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASD) include all pervasive developmental disorders (PDD) within a group of developmental disabilities including Autism, Asperger’s Syndrome, Pervasive Developmental Disorder-Not Otherwise Specified (PDD-NOS), and Rett Syndrome. Each […]
Filed Under: Glossary Tagged With: ASD, autism spectrum disorder, early childhood, paediatric, pediatric
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All children display behaviors which can be difficult to manage at some point in time. Parents are challenged to understand why certain behaviors manifest and struggle to help a distressed […]
Filed Under: Glossary Tagged With: adhd, attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder, autism spectrum disorder, communication disorder, developmental coordination disorder, developmental disabilities, intellectual disability (intellectual developmental disability, stereotypic movement disorder, tic disorders
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A brain injury can be acquired in many ways. Most commonly known are Traumatic Brain Injuries (TBI) which are caused by an open or closed head injury damaging one or […]
Filed Under: Glossary Tagged With: art therapy, creative arts therapies, creative arts therapy, drama therapy, music therapy, NCD, posttraumatic amnesia, TBI, traumatic brain injury
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Definition of Communication Disorder: From the DSM-5: ‘The communication disorders include language disorder, speech sound disorder, social (pragmatic) communication disorder, and childhood-onset fluency disorder (stuttering). The first three disorders are […]
Filed Under: Glossary Tagged With: childhood-onset fluency disorder, communication disorder, language disorder, pragmatic, social communication disorder, speech sound disorder
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Trauma Informed Expressive Therapies Trauma occurs when an individual witnesses or experiences emotional, psychological or physical injury and the result of the experience, or series of experiences, is one of […]
Filed Under: Glossary Tagged With: acute stress disorder, adjustment disorders, art therapy, creative arts therapies, creative arts therapy, dance movement therapy, disinhibited social engagement disorder, drama therapy, music therapy, posttraumatic stress disorder, PTSD, reactive attachment disorder, trauma