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Managing behaviors and the token economy

By |2022-11-29T16:56:30+00:00January 30th, 2020|2. Therapies, 4. Parenting, 9. All posts|

Once we got the boys communicating through our work with Disney videos, we needed to get their behavior under control. A wonderful therapist who worked largely with the deaf community recommended a token economy. It saved our lives! Here are some of the basics..... Token Economy "One of the most important technologies of behaviour [...]

Language is about life

By |2022-11-29T17:09:31+00:00December 30th, 2019|4. Parenting, 5. Questions answered, 9. All posts|

Language is about life and life is for living I was working with a family last week and taking some time to understand how the ALL Toy Story (Disney / Pixar) learning content was working with their young autistic son. We had started working with this young boy some weeks prior and the data [...]

The Power of Sound: A Therapy Worth Listening To?

By |2022-11-29T16:57:11+00:00December 6th, 2019|2. Therapies, 9. All posts|

The Power of Sound: A Therapy Worth Listening To?  Auditory and language processing deficits can be multi-faceted and complex, and knowing where to turn to help a child with these challenges can be overwhelming for parents. Sound or listening therapies might be helpful for some children, and in fact, anecdotal evidence abounds of children [...]

3 Ways Technology Can Help Students with Autism

By |2022-11-29T16:57:27+00:00December 2nd, 2019|2. Therapies, 9. All posts|

3 Ways Technology Can Help Students with Autism by Meghan Bogardus Cortez Twitter Meghan is an associate editor with EdTech: Focus on K–12. She enjoys coffee, cats and science fiction TV. Digital tools have the power to help students with learning disabilities communicate and gain confidence. It is a statistic that most Americans would [...]

The Use of Technology in Treatment of Autism Spectrum Disorders

By |2022-11-29T16:57:38+00:00November 26th, 2019|2. Therapies, 9. All posts|

The Use of Technology in Treatment of Autism Spectrum Disorders Statistics released from the Center of Disease Control (CDC) indicate that 1 out of 68 children in the United States will be diagnosed with an Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD).  Studies indicate that 20-30% of these children will be unable to communicate their wants, needs, [...]

Developmental and language delay

By |2022-11-29T16:58:10+00:00November 21st, 2019|1. Diagnosis, 9. All posts|

Developmental Delay What is developmental delay? Developmental Delay is when your child does not reach their developmental milestones at the expected times. It is an ongoing major or minor delay in the process of development. If your child is temporarily lagging behind, that is not called developmental delay. Delay can occur in one or [...]

Speech Therapy Overview

By |2022-11-29T16:58:23+00:00November 9th, 2019|2. Therapies, 9. All posts|

Speech Therapy Speech-language pathology is a field of expertise practiced by a clinician known as a Speech-language pathologist (SLP), also called speech and language therapist, or speech therapist, who specializes in the evaluation and treatment of communication disorders and swallowing disorders. The components of speech production include: phonation, producing sound; resonance; fluency; intonation, variance ofpitch; [...]

Autism, schools and your child’s rights

By |2022-11-29T16:58:39+00:00November 3rd, 2019|3. Schools, 9. All posts|

Your Child's Rights After months of research, a team of lawyers at Goodwin Procter LLP generously put together a helpful guide to help families understand the IEP process as their loved ones head back to school. This 26 page guide contains an IEP timeline and clearly lays out the steps to take throughout the [...]

Sport and the language impaired child.

By |2022-11-29T16:58:56+00:00November 3rd, 2019|4. Parenting, 5. Questions answered, 6. Sport and autism, 9. All posts|

As parents of language deficient children we know how incredibly isolating this condition can be. Yet a great many children with this and related disorders like autism can be highly visual and with the right strategies can participate in and grow from exposure to sports. While our boys were clearly very visual, they were globally [...]

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