Category Archives: Autism

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 →

Posted in 3-6 year-olds, Autism, Elementary School Age, Language, Speech and Language Delay, Strategies to Encourange Language Development | Leave a comment

What’s New at Playonwords

Posted on July 11, 2010 by sherry

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 outdoor play this time of year, but we are inside to … Continue reading →

Posted in Apraxia, Articulation, Autism, Birth-3 year-olds, Games, Language, Speech and Language Delay, Strategies to Encourange Language Development | Leave a comment

Typical Peers Helpful to Children with Autism in Speech Therapy

Posted on June 14, 2010 by sherry

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 typical peer can have on a child with autism in play. In my … Continue reading →

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Autistic Kids and Typical Peers for Play in Speech Therapy

Posted on June 13, 2010 by sherry

It is well known that providing typical peers for play with children on the autism spectrum is helpful as they learn from models of appropriate play. Good programs for ASD children provide for “reverse mainstreaming” where typical peers enjoy the … Continue reading →

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Recommended TV Shows for Boys on the Autism Spectrum

Posted on May 31, 2010 by sherry

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 →

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Conversation in Pretend Play

Posted on May 31, 2010 by sherry

When parents and therapists model conversation in pretend play, kids start to imitate them and learn to take turns in conversation with their little toy pets or people. Caroline’s mom had asked me what things she could be doing with … Continue reading →

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Building Flexible Play with Children on the Autism Spectrum

Posted on May 18, 2010 by sherry

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 →

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