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...
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Does Mark Zuckerberg Have Aspergers?
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...
Hanukkah, Autism and One Temple’s Response
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....
“Looking After Louis,” Teaching About Autism
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...
Inviting a Typical Peer to Speech Therapy with Autistic Kids
Since I am an itinerant speech therapist, one challenge in working with autistic kids, is inviting typical peers to the speech therapy session....
Drawing to Build Language in Autistic Kids
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...
Videos in Speech Therapy for Autistic Kids
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...
Rory’s Story Cubes Has iPhone App!
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...
Play “Order’s Up” in Speech Therapy
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,...
Teaching Special Needs Kids to Take Tests
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...
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Here is a copy of my newsletter in case you aren't on the distribution list: Happy Summer and welcome to the heat wave! Normally we talk a lot about...
Typical Peers Helpful to Children with Autism in Speech Therapy
This is part two of my blog about the advantages of having a typical peer join your speech therapy session. Yesterday I talked about the impact a...
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