Do you work over the summer? I have always worked year round. I love to use themes over the summer-it engages my clients and makes speech therapy seem a little bit more like a camp. My idea of camping is generally staying at a resort by the lake-doesn’t have to be fancy but I prefer […]
Minimal Pairs {Freebie!}
Minimal pairs therapy can be an effective tool in therapy, especially for children who continue to have persistent errors and have difficulty monitoring their own speech. I use this approach when my client is able to say the target phoneme or phonological process with minimal (1-2 cues) to produce the sound correctly. Here is how I use […]
Even more super simple card and worksheet games to finish up your year.
Let’s be honest. By the end of the year, we all need to conserve our energy for that last set of progress notes. I’m looking for easy and effective activities to collect a lot of data. My students and clients are looking for FUN activities-they are probably tired too. It’s time for some more super […]
How thinking about your Personal Core Values can help you
I have been preparing for a strategic planning session for my work when I had to define what I thought our clinic’s core values, mission statement and vision statement should be. As I was researching what these meant, I started to think about how defining my own for my work and blog would help guide me in […]
Every Day Social Skills (review)
Disclaimer: I received a sample of these videos for the purpose of reviewing for no cost. However, the opinions are my own. I have always been interested in video modeling as a therapeutic or treatment technique for children on the Autism spectrum. I was excited when I was contacted by Every Day Speech […]
7 Activities for Strengthening Eye Gaze & Facial Referencing +a {Freebie}
Yesterday I wrote about how my views on eye contact have changed over the years. Today I am going to talk about some of my favorite therapy activities to teach facial referencing and eye gaze. My goal with these games and activities is to facilitate awareness of why the child needs to check in visually […]
Autism Awareness Month: Eye contact
Every year, I write a post about eye contact. This is a combination of posts that I have written in the past as well as some new information. When I first started in working with individuals on the autism spectrum, I remember writing goals like, “Johnny will maintain eye contact for a 2 minute period.” […]
Autism: Echolalia and filling in the blanks {repost}
I am probably sitting in a hot tub right now surrounded by some elderly people who wish my son would stop talking. We are visiting my mom in Arizona. While I am away, I thought I would update and repost some of my popular posts related to Autism. ****************************************************************************************************************** Echolalia refers to when a child repeats […]
Autism Awareness month: 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 […]
Social skills books: two great series: {repost}
April is Autism Awareness month. When I went to school, we had one day of training on how to work with children on the Autism spectrum. I had two clients on my caseload and most people didn’t know what autism was. In March 2014, the CDC put the prevalence of autism as 1 in 68 […]
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