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...
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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...
Conversation in Pretend Play
When parents and therapists model conversation in pretend play, kids start to imitate them and learn to take turns in conversation with their little...
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...
Taking Spring Speech Therapy Outside
Now that temperatures in the northeast have gone from the 50's to the 70's in one week, it is time to take speech therapy outside--spring is here!...
Tomorrow is World Autism Awareness Day
Tomorrow, April 2, is World Autism Awarenness Day! Autism affects 1 in 110 children and 1 in 70 boys. Celebrate the day by learning more about...
DIR, Floortime Seminar With Esther Hess, PhD
Since we speech pathologists are required to participate in 30 hours of continuing education every three years, I am always looking for excellent...
Reading to Children on the Autism Spectrum
Yesterday, I met a mom and a little boy whom I will be working with. He is relatively newly diagnosed with Autism Spectrum Disorder and Mom had a...
Getting Kids with Autism to Talk About Their School Day
One of the goals I have for a child I am working with who has autism, is that he tell two things about his school day, when he comes home. We have...
Spoon People for Storytelling, Building Language in Therapy
What are "Spoon People" you ask? After over 35 years doing speech and language therapy, it is fun to invent something new that really works with...
Free Valentine’s Day Download Cards for Speech Therapy
Okay it is almost Valentine's Day and I am still finding great free downloads for valentines to use with kids to make speech therapy more fun....
The Financial Burden of Autism
In today's New York Times, the article, "Dealing with the Financial Burden of Autism," offers a look into the financial side of providing the best...
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