Have you used video modeling in therapy before? My first job was working with developmentally disabled adults at a community work site. We had a gigantic video camera that we would use to film expected or unexpected social interactions. My clients loved to watch the videos of the wrong behavior. It was pretty funny and […]
3 Things I swiped from ABA to use in my therapy
April is Autism Awareness Month. I’ve worked with a lot of individuals with autism. Back in the middle ages, when I was in grad school, I had a one day lecture that talked about autism. When I got into the field, I was unprepared for the clients with whom I was working. I spent a lot […]
Perspective Taking and Gift Giving
Are your students able to think about other people’s perspectives when thinking about presents at the holidays? This is a hard skill for a lot of neurotypical adults such as my husband. One year, he bought me a child sized Tinkerbell towel at Target. First of all, I am not a one of those fortunate child […]
Halloween Speech Therapy Books
Halloween books are so much fun to bring into therapy. Over the years I’ve collected quite a few different Halloween books, and wanted to share some of my favorite books with you and how I use them in therapy. This post contains affiliate links for your convenience. Affiliate programs pay a small percentage of a sale […]
Successful Middle School Speech Therapy
My number one piece of advise for middle school speech therapy? Don’t take it personally. I love working with this age but it definitely helps to have a sense of humor. Think about all the changes these students are experiencing: New school Changing classrooms Increased academic demands Hormones More complex peer interactions Class choice It’s […]
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.” […]
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 […]
Green Zone Conversation Program (review)
Disclaimer: I received a complimentary copy of Joel Shaul’s book, The Green Zone Conversation Book in order to complete this review. I did not receive and compensation for writing this post and The opinions expressed are my own. I’m a huge fan of Joel Shaul’s website, Autism Teaching Strategies . If you work with students who […]
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