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Speech Therapy Ideas for Nonverbal/Nonspeakin Autism

Speech Therapy Ideas for Non-Speaking Autistic Children: It's not always easy to know why a child is not yet speaking.  Some children may be late talkers and may catch up on their own without help.  Others may struggle to speak for a long time. Fortunately, we don't have to know

Speech Therapy for Non-Verbal Children: Building Functional Communication

Therapy for Non-Speaking Children: How to Boost Functional Communication Skills Do you know a child with autism who isn't able to communicate basic wants and needs?  Does the child lack the social skills to participate in social interactions?  Do you need a guide for how to improve functional communication

Establishing Joint Attention: Therapy for Children Who Aren’t Tuned In

Establishing and Improving Joint Attention in Children Join the Hub to Access (Free Trial) Johnny doesn’t pay attention to other people.  He doesn’t notice the other children that play around him and when an adult tries to get his attention,

Echolalia: What is Echolalia and How Can We Help?

Echolalia: When Children Repeat what you Say (Speech Therapy Ideas) What if a child repeats questions instead of answering? What if they quote lines from a show or movie? What if they repeat things that they have heard others say? Well, this is called "echolalia" and it's how

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The Magic Formula to Teach a Child Any New Skill (By Fading Supports)

The inspiration for this post came to me while I was laying in my 10-month-old’s crib with him.  Yeah, I’m that mom.  But let me explain! My sweet baby boy was an excellent sleeper until he hit the 6-month mark.  Then, suddenly we went from one night waking to

Functional Communication: Goals and Speech Therapy Ideas

Functional Communication: Goals and Speech Therapy Ideas The term "functional communication" refers to a person's ability to communicate their basic wants and needs. Children who aren't speaking yet or who don't speak much can benefit from speech therapy targeting functional communication. This page explains how to work

Sign Language Flash Cards: Free PDF Download

Free Sign Language Flashcard Download Click here to download the sign language flashcards for free! Join the Hub to Access (Free Trial) Research has shown that teaching sign language to young children is beneficial to all children, whether they have speech and language

Child/Baby not Responding To Name: How Can We Help?

Child/Baby not Responding to Name: Many parents worry when their baby or toddler is not responding to his name.  A child may be ignoring you when you call his name for a variety of reasons.  Sometimes, it is just because the child isn't tuned

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How to Get Your Child to Respond To Voices

Photo Courtesy of Stuart Miles - FreeDigitalPhotos.net One of the earliest pre-requisites for developing communication skills is that the baby is able to respond to sound and/or voice.  For most children, this skill develops naturally and no formal training is required.  However, children with severe disabilities may need

Baby Speech Therapy: How to Promote Language Development in Infants/Toddlers

Baby Speech Therapy: How to Promote Language Development in Infants/Toddlers Speech Therapy for Babies Congratulations!  You’re little bundle of joy is here!!  Keep in mind that it’s never too early to start promoting the development of good communication skills.  This is especially true if your child was born