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2012 PAL Awards
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Maria, mother of a 5 year-old boy
Fairfield, CT
Category Archives: 6-8 year-olds
Recommended TV Shows for Boys on the Autism Spectrum
Last week I was in a collaborative meeting regarding a 5 year-old boy I work with on the autism spectrum. We discussed what play topics were hot among his typical peers so we could introduce them in a way that … Continue reading
Speech Therapy at McDonalds
One thing I like about my job is that no two days are the same! Yesterday, I had a first. I got a message on my phone as I was going to Reagan’s house for speech therapy. Their house is … Continue reading
Posted in 3-6 year-olds, 6-8 year-olds
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Building Flexible Play with Children on the Autism Spectrum
One of the challenges of working with children on the autism spectrum is to model, encourage and teach flexible play. Children with ASD tend to get “stuck” on a topic, toy or animal so they want to continuously play with … Continue reading
Kids’ Dollhouses From Homes to Treehouses
Kids’ dollhouses provide a wonderful backdrop for pretend play, as children re-enact their common experiences of eating, dressing, cleaning up, going out to play, taking naps and bathing. Dollhouses come in all sizes and levels of complexity. I have used … Continue reading
Getting Your Child to Talk About School
Recently, Heidi Stevens , the Features Editor at the Chicago Tribune contacted me because she liked my article on “Nine Tips to Get Your Child to Talk About Her School Day,” and wanted to interview me for an article she … Continue reading
Read a Book to A Child and Illustrate It
After reading a book to your child, extend the experience with an activity–talk about how the story relates to your life and your child’s experiences, act it out with props or draw a picture. Recently I read Don’t Let the … Continue reading
Wear Your Bike Helmet!
I was listening to WCBS News Radio this week and Charles Grodin did a piece on when you are going to tell about something bad that happened, start with the punch line that everything turned out okay. So on that … Continue reading
Posted in 12 years and up, 3-6 year-olds, 6-8 year-olds, 8 years and up
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How to Get Speech Special Education Services
I have had two meetings in the last two days, representing families of children who are being considered for special education services within the public schools or Birth-Three programs. It occurred to me that having sat on both sides of … Continue reading
How to Correct a Lisp In Speech Therapy
One of the more challenging sounds to correct in a child is a frontal lisp. It is hard to retrain the tongue to be placed accurately behind the teeth rather than protrude forward. Sometimes progress is faster than others. I … Continue reading
Posted in 6-8 year-olds, 8 years and up, Articulation
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“Wildlife Care Station” Teaches Compassion
Introduce your child to Playmobil’s “Wildlife Care Station” and you’ll lose them to great creative play involving compassion and care for the injured animals. Two wildlife workers have the tools to round up the hurt animals in the fenced yard … Continue reading
