Category Archives: Autism

Joshua Littman Who Has Aspergers, Interviews His Mother

Posted on January 16, 2011 by sherry

If you want a peek into the mind of a 12 year-old child with Aspergers, listen to this spontaneous, precious interview where son Joshua, interviews his mother. Apparently he came upon a StoryCorps Booth ( the oral story project collecting … Continue reading →

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Does Mark Zuckerberg Have Aspergers?

Posted on January 8, 2011 by sherry

This is precisely the question I googled when I got home from seeing the movie, “Social Network” last night. I know that the media doesn’t perfectly portray reality but Zuckerberg’s character certainly highlighted many of the characteristics of a person … Continue reading →

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Hanukkah, Autism and One Temple’s Response

Posted on December 12, 2010 by sherry

Last week the New York Times ran an article about a very special group at Congregation Rodeph Sholom, a temple on the Upper West Side of Manhattan. One of their congregants, Nancy Crown, had tried several years before to find … Continue reading →

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“Looking After Louis,” Teaching About Autism

Posted on November 29, 2010 by sherry

While at my children’s library, I found this lovely resource, “Looking After Louis,”  by Leslie Ely and Polly Dunbar, a story about a boy with autism and his classmates as he is mainstreamed in the regular classroom. It is a simple, … Continue reading →

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Inviting a Typical Peer to Speech Therapy with Autistic Kids

Posted on October 18, 2010 by sherry

Since I am an itinerant speech therapist, one challenge in working with autistic kids, is inviting typical peers to the speech therapy session. Often, I start as their play partner, modeling, teaching and prompting appropriate social language as we play … Continue reading →

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Drawing to Build Language in Autistic Kids

Posted on October 5, 2010 by sherry

A little 5 year-old boy I work with who is autistic has picked up a love for drawing. About a year ago he didn’t want anything to do with it but you can’t keep a pencil or marker out of … Continue reading →

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Videos in Speech Therapy for Autistic Kids

Posted on September 22, 2010 by sherry

This week I used some great videos with my autistic kids. One little boy has a heightened interest in ospreys so I found a video of an osprey hunting for trout, grabbing one, and returning to feed his babies in … Continue reading →

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Rory’s Story Cubes Has iPhone App!

Posted on September 9, 2010 by sherry

If you think kids in speech therapy enjoy Rory’s Story Cubes, watch them get excited about the iPhone App. Just shake your phone and the dice appear to tumble and land on images to start your story. You can move … Continue reading →

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Play “Order’s Up” in Speech Therapy

Posted on August 23, 2010 by sherry

Games make speech therapy fun but carefully selected games can also advance a child’s progress toward their IEP goals. “Order’s Up” by Gamewright, is not only loads of fun, but it can have language benefits too: kids learn categories of … Continue reading →

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Teaching Special Needs Kids to Take Tests

Posted on August 15, 2010 by sherry

I was at a planning meeting this week with a team that I collaborate with as a private speech pathologist. My client is on the autism spectrum and I had just completed a diagnostic evaluation. I shared my results of … Continue reading →

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