I found these cool speech and thought bubble post it notes in the Target dollar spot a few weeks ago. I didn’t realize until after I’d opened them up that they cost 3.00 a piece. A little more expensive than I was planning on. Here is some great information on using thought bubbles in speech […]
Archives for April 2013
Autism: Kids Social Skills Books
I won an award at work for “Most likely to be seen on “Hoarders: Speech Pathology Edition.” I think I could probably argue this title, as I don’t actually hoard a number of the SAME materials. For instance, I don’t have 12 copies of No Glamour Grammar that I picked up at the local Speech […]
Autism: Categorization
Categorization is another one of my favorite goals to work on. Categorization is really a fundamental skill which helps direct our thought processes. We use categorization to plan events, organize our homes, create shopping lists and navigate stores efficiently. In order to categorize objects appropriately, we need to be able to recognize similarities and […]
Four weird ways to motivate your clients when you have abso-flippin’ nothin’ left in your speech cabinets
The clinic I work at is moving this week and the movers came early and took my desk, table, chairs and most of my supplies. So in honor of my lack of materials, I have another list: Four weird ways to motivate your clients when you have abso-flippin’ nothin’ left in your speech cabinets 1. […]
Goodwill Hunting
Not the movie-the store. I’m going to admit something here that may end up in me becoming blacklisted by my SLP blogger buddies. I’m new to the Goodwill therapy supply shopping game. I’ve been practicing for 15 years, but have mostly avoided Goodwill and thrift stores (with the exception of Halloween shopping.) I don’t want […]
Interactive Flashcards and Fill in the Blank Cards
While I was working on my post about echolalia and fill in the blank activities, I started thinking about a new product. I call it an Interactive Flash card, because the student can move the pictures in order to answer the questions. It contains different fill in the blank activities for 24 different vocabulary items: […]
Autism: Echolalia and Fill in the Blanks
Echolalia refers to when a child repeats a vocalization or something that has just been said. Echolalia can be immediate or it can be delayed. An example of Immediate Echolalia would be: Me: Do you want to eat a sandwich? Tell me yes or no. Client: Yes or No. Delayed echolalia happens when […]
Lazy Speech Therapist Virtual Friday Hints
I wrote on Facebook awhile ago that Virtual Speech therapy fridays are the best because it is “Business on top and a pajama party on the bottom.” Today I’ve been super lazy and haven’t even changed out of my comfy red polka-dotted bottoms. In honor of my laziness today, here are 6 fun, easy and […]
Introducing MicroPackets!
I kind of feel like I’ve been working in slow motion this week when making these Micro-packet extension sets for my What Am I: vocabulary game. I’m trying out Micropacket games to see if it helps with printing costs. I love all of the products on TPT but sometimes I don’t want to print out […]
A story of Triumph over Overwhelming Odds.
Has anyone seen 127 hours starring James de Franco? It’s the true story of a man who is trapped and needs to cut off his own arm to save himself. Here’s the good news. There were no lost appendages during my ordeal. Flashback to sometime this Fall. I remember that it was a Monday. The […]
