A few months ago I decided to do one monthly MEGAPOST per month on new products that I have at my TPT and/or Teacher’s Notebook stores. Starting in September, all new products will be 50% off for the first day after I post them onto Teacher’s Pay Teachers. Then the rest of the month […]
Third Thursday Three-for-All {linky party}
Welcome to the first 3rd Thursday 3 for all! It’s my first attempt at a linky party-they are way more fun than the old Home Interior’s parties. Does anyone remember those? They sold not-my-style decorations for the home. Think a giant framed painted picture of a girl and her dog-with a coordinating shelf and then […]
Bad TV, good therapy?
I used to gauge people’s age by whether or not they had heard about the Krofft Family Superstars. Anyone that was younger than me hadn’t heard of it. This was my FAVORITE show on Saturday mornings (I suppose now I could gauge ages by who watched Saturday morning cartoons.) They had a variety of different […]
Video modeling: Editing out cues
Video modeling is an effective tool for strengthening new behaviors, teaching new skills and working on social skills. In general, video modeling should show your client what you WANT them to do. We want them to have as many positive models of the expected behavior as possible. If you want to work on Michelle Garcia […]
5 Cool Thought bubble products and 1 really lazy one.
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 […]
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 […]
Autism: Eye Contact
April is Autism Awareness Month and April 2nd is World Autism Day. I’m lighting it up blue by changing my font color for the day. According to Autism Speaks, the prevalence of Autism has now increased to 1 in 88 children. Autism is more common in boys. For boys, the prevalence is 1 in […]
Still hopping along…Easter Egg puzzles.
Thank you SO much to everyone who participated in the blog hop last week. I hope you had a really good time and were able to find some new blogs to read. Even though the blog hop is over, I’m still hopping because it’s Easter week and I ended up with lots of activities for […]
A Social Skills Game worth checking out.
Sometimes it can be challenging to work on Social Skills with older children who are diagnosed with Autism Spectrum Disorders. Finding materials that are motivating and provide the right amount of challenge can be difficult. Most students I work with can answer questions related to basic social skills. Should Johnny yell at the teacher? Of […]
