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Speech and Language Assessment for Autism
Speech and Language Assessment for Autism How can we assess communication skills in children with autism when they won't sit down for a standardized test?? Lacee Johnson from Speech Me Maybe joined us to share 5 tips for evaluating children with autism. Check out our best tips for
Perspective Taking Speech Therapy |Teaching Social Perspective Taking
Perspective Taking Speech Therapy Children with social language impairments can have a lot of trouble taking the perspective of others. This can cause trouble with social interactions and navigating daily interactions. Lauren DiBiase shares with us her 5 steps (plus a bonus step!) for improving perspective-taking in children.
What to Do when a Child Won’t Use their AAC Device?
What to Do when a Child Won't Use their AAC Device? What do you do if the child you're working with isn't interested in using his AAC system or device? In this video, I'm answering a question about a boy who won't use his AAC device and sharing my
Free Communication Apps: Low-Cost AAC Options
Free Communication Apps: Low-Cost AAC Options There are many communication apps and augmentative/alternative communication (AAC) systems to help people communicate who are having trouble speaking. Although an AAC device should not be chosen specifically based on price, sometimes you just need some inexpensive options so you have SOMETHING
Why Use AAC for Toddlers or Children?
Why Use AAC for Toddlers or Children? AAC devices are augmentative/alternative communication systems that allow a person to communicate with those around them without speaking. There are many different types of AAC but the most common are high-tech AAC Devices that allow a person to push a button
AAC Speech Therapy | SLP’s Guide to Teaching AAC
AAC Speech Therapy | SLP's Guide to Teaching AAC When a child is struggling to speak, we can support them through use of alternative and augmentative communication (AAC) systems and devices. This page contains information about AAC systems and devices and how we can help non-speaking children learn
EET Speech Therapy | How to Use the Expanding Expressions Tool
EET Speech Therapy | How to Use the Expanding Expressions Tool Have one of these? 👇 On this page, we'll share with you our favorite strategies for using the Expanding Expressions Tool (EET) in speech therapy to boost vocabulary skills. View the Vocabulary Curriculum
Overview of Speech Therapy for Children with Cleft Palate
What is a Cleft Lip or Palate? Some children are born with holes or clefts in their lip or palate (roof of the mouth). This can cause severe difficulties with speech as well as with eating. These structural problems are often fixed with surgery as early as possible but
Speech Therapy Resources | Complete, Ready-to-Use Therapy Plans
Speech Therapy Resources | Complete, Ready-to-Use Therapy Plans You don't need more materials... ...you need the RIGHT materials. Scrambling to fill our therapy sessions with one-off activities doesn't serve us or our clients. Instead of the constant search for "fresh ideas", you need a repeatable system that works.
Autistic Child Not Responding to Questions: How to Help
Autistic Child Not Responding to Questions: How to Help What can we do if an autistic child is not responding to questions? How can we help them respond? On this page, we'll explain why some autistic children struggle to respond to questions and how we can help
How Intensive Should Speech Therapy for Autism Be?
How Intensive Should Speech Therapy for Autism Be? Most children with autism need to see a speech therapist to improve their communication skills; that's just part of the nature of autism. However, one very common misconception I see is that more time with the speech therapist will result
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
Improving Summarizing Skills in Children Through Literacy
Today, speech-language pathologist Carrie Clark explains how to help a child learn to summarize an event or story through the use of literacy activities. Listen below! Show Notes: Step One: Teach Main Idea Click Here to See How to Teach Main Idea Click Here to Download my
The Speech Therapy Solution
The Speech Therapy Solution Membership It's so much more than CEUs! Evidence-Based Practice and Support at your Fingertips Join our huge community of members who are already enjoying less stress and more confidence! That's how many SLPs and professionals are already members! Learn About Discounts on
Speech and Language Kids
Looking for a Better Way to Do Speech Therapy? Language and Speech that's Easy to Teach Join the Movement → What we Offer: The Curriculum Finally have a system that works. Teach communication skills in a systematic way, with less prep time.
Resources for Educators
Speech/Language Resources for Educators (Teachers, Special Educators, Therapists, Paras, etc.) Welcome to our speech/language resource page for educators! I don't know what your experience has been lately but it seems to me like more and more children are falling behind than ever before. Some of those children will
Resources for Caregivers
Speech/Language Resources for Caregivers (Parents, Grandparents, Nannies, etc.) Welcome to our speech/language resource page for caregivers! As a mom, I can say for certain that being a full-time caregiver of tiny humans is the hardest job I have ever done (including being a speech-language pathologist!). Helping a child
Speech Therapy Goals for Autism: 5 Areas to Consider
Speech Therapy Goals for Autism: 5 Areas to Consider Autistic children and teens can benefit from speech/language therapy to boost their communication skills.But what goals should we write for these clients? This page contains suggestions for 5 different speech therapy goals for autistic children and teens. We'll walk you through
Resources for Speech-Language Pathology Assistants (SLPAs)
What is an SLPA? **This first part is about the roles of an SLPA. For resources, materials, and support: scroll down! Here’s what the American Speech-Language Hearing Association (ASHA) defines as a speech-language pathology assistant (SLPA): “Speech-language pathology assistants are support personnel who, following academic coursework, fieldwork, and
