SI therapists can also teach patients how to use self-calming activities and devices when they are reaching the point of sensory overload. Parents can be trained on the signs of sensory difficulties and on how to initiate these activities. Speech therapy Speech defects such as apraxia, dyspraxia, stuttering, or cluttering occur slightly more often in people with bipolar disorder. However, as far as medical science knows, these are a separate problem. If your child has problems with producing understandable speech, he should be evaluated as early as possible.
Speech therapy can be tremendously helpful.
Provide his speech therapist with information about bipolar disorders in children so that his behavior will be better understood, and provide suggestions for structuring speech sessions to minimize behavior problems and maximize compliance. Token economies and other reward systems are widely used by speech therapists, and can help a lot. Short, frequent sessions may be more effective than long, infrequent ones. Also, as at home and in the classroom, the rules for speech time should be clearly delineated. Children with these difficulties are less likely to be referred to a speech and language specialist than are children who cannot produce certain sounds or who stutter, but they can benefit nonetheless from speech therapy.