Last week was my birthday (in case you missed it.) We celebrated by making Cakes in a Cup. This activity had more ingredients then I typically like to use. But I liked the theme and was really curious how Microwave cake tastes. (very, very, very dense.) I got the recipe from Makinglearningfun.com Here’s what we […]
February: Joint Attention Games
January was my month to get organized. February is a month of love, relationships and (most importantly MY BIRTHDAY! Sadly I am way too old to still get excited about my birthday but I do. In keeping with the theme of the month, I thought I could write about some of my favorite games to […]
January Organization: Speech Kits-Social Skills Edition
There’s nothing better in January then reorganizing your materials. A year ago, I took some time to organize my Speech cabinet into Speech Kits. You can see my Same and Different Kit here: I’ve been practicing for 15 years, so I’ve accumulated ALOT of toys, materials and odds and ends. Most of the materials in […]
Gift getting: Perspective Taking
Last year, Jimmy Kimmel had a segment on his show called, “I gave my kids a terrible present.” In it, parents across America wrapped up cleaning products and old bananas and gave them to their children as presents. This is a great video to use during speech therapy for expected and unexpected behaviors. First from […]
Avoid the Tinkerbell towel: Gift giving perspective taking
Gift giving is a great exercise in perspective taking. Can your clients think of some things that their parents would like or their siblings? 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 […]
Perspective taking FREEBIE
Perspective taking is skill that is difficult for children with Autism Spectrum Disorders. Jill Kuzma has great information on Perspective taking skills on her blog. The games Guess who or Guess where can given you insight on a child’s perspective taking abilities. Many of my clients struggle with understanding that I have a a different character than […]
Halloween masks
I used to have a whole box of masks and novelty headbands. “Ex. I’m a rabbit, I’m the devil etc.” _ that I would use in speech therapy. I left it at an on old job and found that I missed it. 1. Eye Contact/Facial Referencing: There’s nothing like putting on a pair of rabbit […]
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