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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
Social Stories for Speech Therapy: Examples and How to Use
Social Stories for Speech Therapy: Examples and How to Use Social stories are simple stories that explain to a child how something should be. These are a handy and versatile tool that we can use in speech/language therapy and also at home as parents. They can walk a
Social Skills Group Therapy: Activities for Children/Teens
Social Skills Group Therapy: Activities for Children/Teens Many of our children with language delays also have trouble with social skills. This may be due to certain conditions that impair social skills, like autism, or it may just be because these children have trouble learning language and social interactions
Social Skills Videos: For Speech Therapy or Video Modeling
Social Skills Videos One of the best ways to teach social skills to children is through the use of videos. Children who are having trouble learning appropriate social skills benefit from being able to watch demonstrations of the skills being performed. In this article about video modeling, I explain why
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?
What is Echolalia? Echolalia Meaning: Echolalia is the term used to describe when a child repeats or imitates what someone else has said. Echolalia Examples: Immediate Echolalia: Sometimes a child repeats your question instead of answering it. If you say, “Do you want a
Early Intervention Speech Therapy Activities
Early Intervention Speech Therapy Activities Early intervention is what we call therapy services delivered from birth-5 years of age. These are the years before kids enter Kindergarten and the public schools. These years are critical for communication development so if a child has communication difficulties, it is crucial
Using Video Modeling For Kids With Autism
What is Video Modeling? Video modeling is a fun instructional technique where the child watches a video of himself or herself doing a desired behavior or skill. For example, let’s say Johnny always throws a fit on the way from the bus to his classroom at the beginning of
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
What is Functional Communication? Functional communication refers to the most basic of communication skills. This type of communication gets one's basic wants and needs known, such as "I want that", "I am hurt", or "I need to use the bathroom". These are not complex
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
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
Calming Strategies for Kids: Techniques to Teach to Children
Calming Strategies for Children: Techniques to Teach to Children It's no secret that children feel a lot of big feelings. Our children with emotional regulation issues (such as those with autism, ADHD, anxiety, anger issues, etc.) may feel those feelings even more intensely than other children. And they
Social Stories for Children with Language Delays
Hello everybody! Today’s post is inspired by a reader who was wondering how she can use social stories with her autistic son to help him understand basic social situations. Here are a few ideas of how you can use social stories with your child as well. These social stories
Teaching Play Skills Through Imitation
Teaching Play Skills I’ve talked before about how important it is for children to learn how to do pretend play. There is a strong connection between being able to pretend that a toy is something real and being able to use a word to represent the real thing. So
Playground Activities for Speech and Language
It’s finally Spring! That means time to go outside!! All kids love going to the park or the playground, but did you know that you can work on speech and language skills while you’re there as well?? You can!! Enjoy these playground activities for speech and language development! Playground
Speech Therapy for Toddlers and Late Talkers: Podcast 8
Click Here to Check Out My E-Book for Jump Starting Late Talkers The topic of this episode is "Help! My Child isn't talking yet!" This episode will give you information about speech therapy for toddlers at home and what you can do to jumpstart your late talkers. And
