ASHA’s Special Interest Group 12, Augmentative and Alternative Communication, published their most recent Perspectives this October and one of the articles caught my eye. Jane Farrall, a speech language pathologist and consultant in Australia, wrote an an article titled, AAC Apps and ASD: Giving Voice to Good Practice. Although this article is not a research […]
Welcome to my new website! I’m so glad you are here with me on this adventure!!! I have another exciting announcement! Along with my new site, and new look, you will see above that I have a brand new store! At my one year blogiversary, I took all of your feedback into account and I […]
It is not uncommon for pediatricians, parents, educators and yes, even therapists to be confused when it comes a child diagnosed with Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASD) who exhibits interest in socially interacting with others. Just because a child expresses interest in wanting to interact with others does not mean the child’s diagnosis is incorrect. In […]
Today I’m writing about something one of my ASD kiddos taught me. I had been working with a client who was nonverbal for quiet a while with very little progress despite using every trick of the trade and every fun toy I had up my “speech sleeve”. I had tried EVERY reinforcer known to man […]
Today I’ll be talking about the differences between the Son-Rise program and ABA (applied behavioral analysis). I placed this blog as part of my April ASD series here AFTER introducing one aspect of applied behavior analysis known as DTT (discrete trial training) and discussing Greenspan’s DIR and Solomon’s P.L.A.Y. project so that we have a […]
Following a child’s lead may just the be BEST thing we as SLPs can do for your students with ASD. As previously read in the post I shared about Dr. Greenspan’s DIR and Dr. Solomon’s P.L.A.Y. Project, following a child’s lead is one of the fundamental principles of both programs. So if I’ve already talked […]
Chevron boarder: http://coffeekidsandcompulsivelists.blogspot.com.au/ Today I’d like to explore two other therapeutic models for working with children with ASD: Greenspan’s DIR model and Dr. Solomon’s P.L.A.Y. project. Disclaimer: Please understand I am not an expert in either of these models but am attempting to simply share what I have learned via my own research for the […]
This month we are talking all about Autism Spectrum Disorders. Many children on the Autism spectrum will exhibit sensory processing issues also known as sensory processing disorder (SPD). Today I have a wonderful educational FREEBIE using information from Angie Voss’ fabulous, newly updated book, Understanding Your Child’s Sensory Signals: Keep it real. Keep it sensory. Keep […]
I know I’ve talked about a sensory diet for our kiddos with ASD but I want to take this moment just to once again highlight why we as SLPs MUST be involved in understanding our clients’ sensory needs. EVERYTHING begins with sensory input. ALL learning occurs only through our senses. So if our child has […]
Disclaimer: I am an SLP, NOT an OT and not the specialist in the area of sensory processing. I share this information below for the sole purpose of education as a very brief overview of this area of treatment for children with ASD. If you would like more information on this subject, go to the […]
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